SB2017061502 - Privilege escalation in ISC BIND installer for Windows
Published: June 15, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017061502
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Unquoted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3141)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.The vulnerability exists due to unquotes search path in BIND installer for Windows during installation process. An attacker with ability to place specially crafted library into the folder, from which the BIND installer is executed, can obtain elevated privileges on the system.
Only Windows systems are affected by this issue.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.