Servers and applications
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. 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.…
- Severity
- Medium 5.3
- Published
- 16 Jan 2019
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 5.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 92% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-617
- Attack
- Over the network · Only under certain conditions · Needs a user account · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Take it down
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Sources
- NVD
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.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
BIND 9Servers and applications · cpe:a:isc:bind |
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