CVE-2020-17482

low-risk
Published 2020-10-02

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.05% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Authoritative

Affected Vendors

Powerdns

References (6)

Vendor Advisory https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-202...
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-18
Vendor Advisory https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-202...
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-18
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal