CVE-2017-3141 - Unquoted Search Path or Element

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

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.

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.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Demo Examples

Unquoted Search Path or Element

CWE-428

The following example demonstrates the weakness.


               
UINT errCode = WinExec( "C:\\Program Files\\Foo\\Bar", SW_SHOW );

Overview

First reported 6 years ago

2019-01-16 20:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-09 23:27:00

Affected Software

ISC BIND

ISC BIND 9.2.6 Patch 2

9.2.6

ISC BIND 9.3.2 Patch 1

9.3.2

References

99089

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

1038693

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01496

Vendor Advisory

GLSA-201708-01

Third Party Advisory

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0001/

Third Party Advisory

42121

Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

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