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CVE-2017-3138: named exits with a REQUIRE assertion failure if it receives a null command string on its control channel

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-01-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-617

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 products

• Debian Linux: 8.0
• ISC BIND: 9.9.9, 9.9.9-p1, 9.9.9-p2, 9.9.9-p3, 9.9.9-p4, 9.9.9-p5 (+26)
• NetApp Data Ontap Edge: all versions
• NetApp Element Software: all versions
• NetApp Oncommand Balance: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97657
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038260
• https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01471
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180802-0002/
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3854
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97657
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038260
• https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01471
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180802-0002/
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3854

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