CVE-2016-10151

7.0 highEPSS 0.4%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.0 high

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

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 33% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-264
Published: 2017-03-01
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

hesiod_project:hesiod

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=1332508
https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/9
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01

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