{"cve":"CVE-2016-10152","nvd":{"published":"2017-03-28T14:59:00.247","modified":"2026-06-17T00:39:09.767","status":"Modified","description":"The read_config_file function in lib/hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 falls back to the \".athena.mit.edu\" default domain when opening the configuration file fails, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges by poisoning the DNS cache.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493","https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01"],"products":["hesiod_project:hesiod"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:09.859288039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-10152","score":0.0683,"percentile":0.94026,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}