Vulnerability in Powerdns Authoritative
CVE-2020-17482
An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 4.3.1 where an authorized user with the ability to insert crafted records into a zone might be able to leak the content of uninitialized memory.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/PowerDNS/pdns (Third Party Advisory)
- doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2020-05.ht… (Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-18 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-17482?
- CVE-2020-17482 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Powerdns Authoritative, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-10-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-17482?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.