High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Mar 1, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-10151

Description

The 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.

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Affected products

Hesiod/Hesiod2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:hesiod_project:hesiod:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:hesiod_project:hesiod:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <3.2.1

Patches

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/9nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01nvd

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