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

Weakness classification (CWE)

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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.