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TI-2017-02361 Aliases CVE-2017-3141GHSA-6j28-2p63-cr4r

Windows service and uninstall paths are not quoted when BIND is installed

Priority LOW 37CWE-428Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.

Summary

The BIND installer on Windows uses an unquoted service path which can enable a local user to achieve privilege escalation if the host file system permissions allow this. Affects BIND 9.2.6-P2->9.2.9, 9.3.2-P1->9.3.6, 9.4.0->9.8.8, 9.9.0->9.9.10, 9.10.0->9.10.5, 9.11.0->9.11.1, 9.9.3-S1->9.9.10-S1, 9.10.5-S1.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01413 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ISCBIND 99.2.6-P2->9.2.9, 9.3.2-P1->9.3.6, 9.4.0->9.8.8, 9.9.0->9.9.10, 9.10.0->9.10.5, 9.11.0->9.11.1, 9.9.3-S1->9.9.10-S1, 9.10.5-S1—No fix listedCNA
  • BIND 9 VendorISC Affected 9.2.6-P2->9.2.9, 9.3.2-P1->9.3.6, 9.4.0->9.8.8, 9.9.0->9.9.10, 9.10.0->9.10.5, 9.11.0->9.11.1, 9.9.3-S1->9.9.10-S1, 9.10.5-S1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2.6 – 9.2.9; 9.3.2 – 9.3.6; 9.4.0 – 9.8.8; 9.9.0 – 9.9.10; 9.10.0 – 9.10.5; 9.11.0 – 9.11.1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.2.6:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2.6 p2VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.3.2:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3.2 p1VulnerableISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.6 – 9.2.9; 9.3.2 – 9.3.6; 9.4.0 – 9.8.8; 9.9.0 – 9.9.10; 9.10.0 – 9.10.5; 9.11.0 – 9.11.1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.2.6:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.6 p2 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.3.2:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.2 p1 Vulnerable ·ISC

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-3141
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j28-2p63-cr4r

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

  • TI-2015-04610 Assertion failure in ISC BIND named via TKEY queries KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-27571 Certain DNSSEC aspects of the DNS protocol (in RFC 4033, 4034, 4035, 6840, and related… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-07476 A second vulnerability in BIND's GSSAPI security policy negotiation can be targeted by a buffer overflow attack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-27773 The Closest Encloser Proof aspect of the DNS protocol (in RFC 5155 when RFC 9276 guidance… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-06910 A logic error in code which checks TSIG validity can be used to trigger an assertion failure in tsig.c CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-02320 buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9 before 9.9.9-P3, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P3, and 9.11.x… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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