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

CVE-2017-3141

7.2HIGH

Key Information

Vendor
Isc
Status
Bind 9
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 January 2019

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists

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.

Affected Version(s)

BIND 9 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

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01496
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038693
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

ISC would like to thank John Page aka hyp3rlinx for reporting this issue.
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