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CVE-2016-10151

Published: 2017-03-01T20:59Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T02:43Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt