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.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesiod | Hesiod_project | 3.2.1 (including) | 3.2.1 (including) |
| Hesiod | Ubuntu | artful | * |
| Hesiod | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Hesiod | Ubuntu | cosmic | * |
| Hesiod | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Hesiod | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Hesiod | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Hesiod | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Hesiod | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |
| Hesiod | Ubuntu | zesty | * |