What is CVE-2014-7210?

CVE-2014-7210 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian_linux, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2014-7210?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Debian Debian_linux

CVE-2014-7210

pdns specific as packaged in Debian in version before 3.3.1-1 creates a too privileged MySQL user. It was discovered that the maintainer scripts of pdns-backend-mysql grant too wide database permissions for the pdns user. Other backends ar…

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0
Debian Pdns — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

security@debian.org (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
security@debian.org (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-7210?: CVE-2014-7210 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian_linux, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2014-7210?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.