### [CVE-2016-10152](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10152)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/10

#### Github
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