Windows service and uninstall paths are not quoted when BIND is installed
Published Jan 16, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.43%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 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-S1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
- ≥ 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
- 9.2.6
- 9.3.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind97
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
bind
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
bind
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind97 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01425) | 71.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01884) | 76.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.55% (0.02552) | 84.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 21.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.11% (0.02115) | 80.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.11% (0.02115) | 78.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.11% (0.02115) | 56.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.39% (0.03394) | 66.86th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.39% (0.03394) | 66.54th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.39% (0.03394) | 81.68th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.39% (0.03394) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99089 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038693 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3141 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1461310 Issue Tracking
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01496 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3141
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0001/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3141
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42121/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99089 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038693 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3141 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1461310 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01496 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3141 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0001/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3141 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42121/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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