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CVE-2017-3138

named exits with a REQUIRE assertion failure if it receives a null command string on its control channel

Published: Jan 16, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-617
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
9.7%
Top 5.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

named contains a feature which allows operators to issue commands to a running server by communicating with the server process over a control channel, using a utility program such as rndc. A regression introduced in a recent feature change has created a situation under which some versions of named can be caused to exit with a REQUIRE assertion failure if they are sent a null command string. Affects BIND 9.9.9->9.9.9-P7, 9.9.10b1->9.9.10rc2, 9.10.4->9.10.4-P7, 9.10.5b1->9.10.5rc2, 9.11.0->9.11.0-P4, 9.11.1b1->9.11.1rc2, 9.9.9-S1->9.9.9-S9.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-617

Affected Products

bindiscNetworking Infrastructure
data ontap edgenetappHardware Firmware
element softwarenetappHardware Firmware
oncommand balancenetappHardware Firmware
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
isccommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka internet systems consortium
netappcommercialUSHardware Firmware
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
and 1 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Impact
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97657
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038260
securitytracker.com
https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01471
kb.isc.org
and 3 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 16, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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