CVE-2017-3141

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

Published Jan 16, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

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. BIND 9 version 9.9.10-P1 BIND 9 version 9.10.5-P1 BIND 9 version 9.11.1-P1 BIND Supported Preview Edition is a special feature preview branch of BIND provided to eligible ISC support customers. BIND 9 version 9.9.10-S2 BIND 9 version 9.10.5-S2


Vendor Workaround

BIND installations on Windows are not at risk if the host file permissions prevent creation of a binary in a location where the service executor would run it instead of named.exe.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-12282 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.
History

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
isc
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 5:23 PM
Reserved
Dec 2, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 16, 2019, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:17 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 14, 2017, 12:00 AM