Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332493
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1
- https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.