CVE-2016-10151

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-10151
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-01 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe hesiod_init function in lib/hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 compares EUID with UID to determine whether to use configurations from environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) HESIOD_CONFIG or (2) HES_DOMAIN environment variable and leveraging certain SUID/SGUID binary.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Hesiod Project Hesiod 3.2.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Use secure_getenv() when it's available by nalind · Pull Request #9 · achernya/hesiod · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
1332508 – (CVE-2016-10151) CVE-2016-10151 hesiod: Weak SUID check allowing privilege elevation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: two flaws in hesiod permitting privilege elevation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Hesiod Security Bypass and Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
hesiod: Root privilege escalation (GLSA 201805-01) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 671394 EulerOS Security Update for hesiod (EulerOS-SA-2022-1325)
  • 671697 EulerOS Security Update for hesiod (EulerOS-SA-2022-1729)

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