CVE-2017-3138
named contains a feature which allows operators to issue commands to a running server by communicating with the server process over a control channel, using a utility program such as rndc.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.52%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
named contains a feature which allows operators to issue commands to a running server by communicating with the server process over a control channel, using a utility program such as rndc. A regression introduced in a recent feature change has created a situation under which some versions of named can be caused to exit with a REQUIRE assertion failure if they are sent a null command string. Affects BIND 9.9.9->9.9.9-P7, 9.9.10b1->9.9.10rc2, 9.10.4->9.10.4-P7, 9.10.5b1->9.10.5rc2, 9.11.0->9.11.0-P4, 9.11.1b1->9.11.1rc2, 9.9.9-S1->9.9.9-S9.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.52% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-617
- Affected
- isc/bind · netapp/data ontap edge · netapp/element software · netapp/oncommand balance · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security-officer@isc.org
EPSS 5.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97657Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038260Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01471Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180802-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3854Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97657Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038260Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01471Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180802-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3854Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.