CVE-2017-3141 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.4% (pctl 72)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.43% — more likely to be exploited than 72% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-428 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-01-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| isc | bind |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | BIND 9.10.5 - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation | 2017-06-05 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99089
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038693
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01496
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0001/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42121/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99089
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038693
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01496
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0001/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42121/
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