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ubuntu-cve-2017-3138

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2017-04-12 00:00

Modified

2026-04-22 07:38

Summary

Details

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.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.5 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3138	REPORT
	https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01471/	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3259-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3138	REPORT

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CVE-2017-3138 (GCVE-0-2017-3138)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-01-16 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:40

Title

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

Summary

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

The BIND control channel is not configured by default, but when configured will accept commands from those IP addresses that are specified in its access control list and/or from clients which present the proper transaction key. Using this defect, an attacker can cause a running server to stop if they can get it to accept control channel input from them. In most instances this is not as bad as it sounds, because existing commands permitted over the control channel (i.e. "rndc stop") can already be given to cause the server to stop. However, BIND 9.11.0 introduced a new option to allow "read only" commands over the command channel. Using this restriction, a server can be configured to limit specified clients to giving control channel commands which return information only (e.g. "rndc status") without affecting the operational state of the server. The defect described in this advisory, however, is not properly stopped by the "read only" restriction, in essence permitting a privilege escalation allowing a client which should only be permitted the limited set of "read only" operations to cause the server to stop execution.

Assigner

isc mitre root

References

6 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038260	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97657	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2018080…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3854	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01471	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
ISC	BIND 9	Affected: 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

Date Public

2017-03-12 00:00

Credits

ISC would like to thank Mike Lalumiere of Dyn, Inc., for bringing this issue to our attention.

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            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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            {
              "name": "1038260",
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            {
              "name": "97657",
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              "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97657"
            },
            {
              "name": "GLSA-201708-01",
              "refsource": "GENTOO",
              "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180802-0002/",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180802-0002/"
            },
            {
              "name": "DSA-3854",
              "refsource": "DEBIAN",
              "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3854"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01471",
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              "url": "https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01471"
            }
          ]
        },
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            "lang": "en",
            "value": "Upgrade to the patched release most closely related to your current version of BIND. These can all be downloaded from http://www.isc.org/downloads.\n\n    BIND 9 version 9.9.9-P8\n    BIND 9 version 9.10.4-P8\n    BIND 9 version 9.11.0-P5\n\nBIND Supported Preview Edition is a special feature preview branch of BIND provided to eligible ISC support customers.\n\n    BIND 9 version 9.9.9-S10\n\nNew maintenance releases of BIND are also scheduled which contain the fix for this vulnerability.  In addition to the security releases listed above, fixes for this vulnerability are also included in these release candidate versions:\n\n    BIND 9 version 9.9.10rc3\n    BIND 9 version 9.10.5rc3\n    BIND 9 version 9.11.1rc3"
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        "source": {
          "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
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        "work_around": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "None.  However, in a properly configured server, access to the control channel should already be limited by either network ACLs, TSIG keys, or both."
          }
        ]
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    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "404fd4d2-a609-4245-b543-2c944a302a22",
    "assignerShortName": "isc",
    "cveId": "CVE-2017-3138",
    "datePublished": "2019-01-16T20:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2016-12-02T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-09-16T22:40:54.323Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
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  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1"
}

usn-3259-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2017-04-17 18:21

Modified

2026-04-22 07:36

Summary

bind9 vulnerabilities

Details

It was discovered that the resolver in Bind made incorrect assumptions about ordering when processing responses containing a CNAME or DNAME. An attacker could use this cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-3137)

Oleg Gorokhov discovered that in some situations, Bind did not properly handle DNS64 queries. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-3136)

Mike Lalumiere discovered that in some situations, Bind did not properly handle invalid operations requested via its control channel. An attacker with access to the control channel could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-3138)

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3259-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3136	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3137	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3138	REPORT

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}

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