{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3138","details":"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-\u003e9.9.9-P7, 9.9.10b1-\u003e9.9.10rc2, 9.10.4-\u003e9.10.4-P7, 9.10.5b1-\u003e9.10.5rc2, 9.11.0-\u003e9.11.0-P4, 9.11.1b1-\u003e9.11.1rc2, 9.9.9-S1-\u003e9.9.9-S9.","modified":"2026-04-22T12:17:33.454164Z","published":"2017-04-12T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-3259-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-3138"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3138"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01471/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3259-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3138"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"bind9","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14"}]}],"versions":["1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu1","1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu2","1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu3","1:9.9.5.dfsg-2","1:9.9.5.dfsg-3","1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1","1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.2","1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.3","1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.4","1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5","1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.6","1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.7","1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.8","1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.9","1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.10","1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.11","1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.12","1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.13"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"bind9","binary_version":"1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14"},{"binary_name":"bind9-host","binary_version":"1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14"},{"binary_name":"bind9utils","binary_version":"1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14"},{"binary_name":"dnsutils","binary_version":"1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14"},{"binary_name":"host","binary_version":"1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14"},{"binary_name":"libbind9-90","binary_version":"1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14"},{"binary_name":"libdns100","binary_version":"1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14"},{"binary_name":"libisc95","binary_version":"1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14"},{"binary_name":"libisccc90","binary_version":"1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14"},{"binary_name":"libisccfg90","binary_version":"1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14"},{"binary_name":"liblwres90","binary_version":"1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14"},{"binary_name":"lwresd","binary_version":"1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3138.json"}},{"package":{"name":"bind9","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"}]}],"versions":["1:9.9.5.dfsg-11ubuntu1","1:9.9.5.dfsg-12","1:9.9.5.dfsg-12.1","1:9.9.5.dfsg-12.1ubuntu1","1:9.10.3.dfsg.P2-4","1:9.10.3.dfsg.P2-5","1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-3","1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-4","1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-5","1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8","1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1","1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.1","1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.2","1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.3","1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.4","1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"bind9","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"bind9-host","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"bind9utils","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"dnsutils","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"host","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"libbind9-140","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"libdns-export162","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"libdns162","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"libirs-export141","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"libirs141","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"libisc-export160","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"libisc160","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"libisccc-export140","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"libisccc140","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"libisccfg-export140","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"libisccfg140","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"liblwres141","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_name":"lwresd","binary_version":"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3138.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}