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High USN-3346-1 2 CVEs

bind9 vulnerabilities

Published Jun 29, 2017 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

Clément Berthaux discovered that Bind did not correctly check TSIG
authentication for zone update requests. An attacker could use this
to improperly perform zone updates. (CVE-2017-3143)

Clément Berthaux discovered that Bind did not correctly check TSIG
authentication for zone transfer requests. An attacker could use this
to improperly transfer entire zones. (CVE-2017-3142)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS bind9 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS bind9 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7

Vulnerabilities 2

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2017-3143 Public exploit EPSS 18%

    An error in TSIG authentication can permit unauthorized dynamic updates

    An attacker who is able to send and receive messages to an authoritative DNS server and who has knowledge of a valid TSIG key name for the zone and service being targeted may be able to manipulate BIND into accepting an unauthorized dynamic update. Affects BI…

  • Medium 5.3

    An error in TSIG authentication can permit unauthorized zone transfers

    An attacker who is able to send and receive messages to an authoritative DNS server and who has knowledge of a valid TSIG key name may be able to circumvent TSIG authentication of AXFR requests via a carefully constructed request packet. A server that relies …

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3142
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3143