CVE•Published 2017-03-28•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-10152Hesiod_project · Hesiod
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2017-03-28
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2016-10152Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Hesiod Project Hesiod"All exposed Hesiod Project Hesiod instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Hesiod"HTTP body or banner mentions "Hesiod" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-10152Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-10152Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2016-10152Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2016-10152GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2016-10152" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.