{"id":"CVE-2017-3138","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-3138","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:57:07.692Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2019-01-16T20:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:17:36.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security-officer@isc.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-617"],"affected":["isc/bind","netapp/data ontap edge","netapp/element software","netapp/oncommand balance","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.05523,"percentile":0.92767,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.52%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97657","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security-officer@isc.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038260","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security-officer@isc.org"},{"url":"https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01471","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-officer@isc.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-officer@isc.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180802-0002/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-officer@isc.org"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3854","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-officer@isc.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97657","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038260","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01471","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180802-0002/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3854","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3138","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}