Out-of-bounds Read in Powerdns Recursor
CVE-2020-10030
An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 up to and including 4.3.0. It allows an attacker (with enough privileges to change the system's hostname) to cause disclosure of uninitialized memory content via a stack-based out-of-bound…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.239 (97.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Powerdns Recursor
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-10030?
- CVE-2020-10030 is a high-severity vulnerability in Powerdns Recursor, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2020-10030?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.