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title: "CVE-2017-3141\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-3141

Publication date 16 January 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3141?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| bind9 | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-3141)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3141)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-3141)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-3141)

### Other references

* <https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01496>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3141>