← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-3140 · published 16 January 2019

CVE-2017-3140: Isc bind uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Isc · Bind

If named is configured to use Response Policy Zones (RPZ) an error processing some rule types can lead to a condition where BIND will endlessly loop while handling a query. Affects BIND 9.9.10, 9.10.5, 9.11.0->9.11.1, 9.9.10-S1, 9.10.5-S1.

5.9 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 12% · top 4.0% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
5.9CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

If named is configured to use Response Policy Zones (RPZ) an error processing some rule types can lead to a condition where BIND will endlessly loop while handling a query. Affects BIND 9.9.10, 9.10.5, 9.11.0->9.11.1, 9.9.10-S1, 9.10.5-S1.

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

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99088 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038692 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03772en_us Third Party Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01495 Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0001/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99088 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038692 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03772en_us Third Party Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01495 Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0001/ Third Party Advisory

Track CVE-2017-3140 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

9.8CVE-2017-5638Apache Struts 2 Jakarta Multipart parser remote code executionThe Jakarta Multipart parser in Apache Struts 2 mishandles exceptions and error messages during file-upload attempts, letting a crafted Content-Type,…KEVEPSS 100%analysed9.8CVE-2016-3427Oracle Java SE JMX Improper Access Control VulnerabilityCVE-2016-3427 is an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, 8u77, Java SE Embedded 8u77, and JRockit R28.3.9, reached through vector…KEVEPSS 92%analysed8.8CVE-2010-1871JBoss Seam 2 EL injection allows remote code executionJBoss Seam 2, as shipped in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for Red Hat Linux, fails to sanitize input used in JBoss Expression Language …KEVEPSS 83%analysed8.1CVE-2017-12617Apache Tomcat Default Servlet JSP upload leads to remote code executionApache Tomcat with HTTP PUT enabled (for example, the Default servlet readonly parameter set to false) allows an attacker to upload a JSP file throug…KEVEPSS 100%analysed8.1CVE-2017-12615Apache Tomcat on Windows unrestricted JSP upload via HTTP PUTApache Tomcat 7.0.0 through 7.0.79 on Windows with HTTP PUT enabled (for example, Default servlet readonly set to false) allows an attacker to upload…KEVEPSS 100%analysed8.1CVE-2017-9805Apache Struts REST Plugin XStream deserialization RCEThe REST Plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.1 through 2.3.x before 2.3.34 and 2.5.x before 2.5.13 uses an XStreamHandler with an XStream instance for deseri…KEVEPSS 99%analysed7.0CVE-2016-5195Linux Kernel Dirty COW Race Condition Privilege EscalationA race condition in the Linux kernel's mm/gup.c mishandles copy-on-write, letting a local user write to read-only memory mappings. This breaks the re…KEVEPSS 84%analysed10.0CVE-2014-9353Netapp oncommand balance permissions and access controls vulnerabilityNetApp OnCommand Balance before 4.2P2 contains a "default privileged account," which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vecto…EPSS 2.9%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-3140), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.