CVE-2020-17482
published 2020-10-02CVE-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…
PriorityP422medium4.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCLINAN
EPSS
2.59%
83.6th percentile
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.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | pdns | < pdns 4.3.1-1 (bookworm) | pdns 4.3.1-1 (bookworm) |
| open-xchange | pdns | >= 0 < 4.3.1-1 | 4.3.1-1 |
| open-xchange | pdns | >= 0 < 4.3.1-1 | 4.3.1-1 |
| open-xchange | pdns | >= 0 < 4.3.1-1 | 4.3.1-1 |
| open-xchange | pdns | >= 0 < 4.3.1-1 | 4.3.1-1 |
| open-xchange | pdns | >= 0 < 4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | 4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| open-xchange | pdns | >= 0 < 4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | 4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| open-xchange | pdns | >= 0 < 4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | 4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| open-xchange | pdns | >= 0 < 4.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | 4.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| powerdns | authoritative | < 4.3.1 | 4.3.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.14.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian4.3MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
PowerDNS vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-01-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-1046 [HIGH] PowerDNS vulnerabilities
Title: PowerDNS vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in PowerDNS.
Wei Hao discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative Server incorrectly handled
memory when accessing certain files. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to achieve arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2018-1046)
It was discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative Server and PowerDNS Recursor
incorrectly handled memory when receiving certain remote input. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause denial of service. (CVE-2018-10851)
Kees Monshouwer discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative Server and PowerDNS
Recursor incorrectly handled request validation after having cached
malformed input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause denial
of service. (CVE-2018-14626)
Toshifumi Sakaguchi discove
Debian
CVE-2020-17482: pdns - An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 4.3.1 where an a...
vendor_debian·2020·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2020-17482 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-17482: pdns - An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 4.3.1 where an a...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.3.1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.3.1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.3.1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.3.1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.3.1-1)
OSV
pdns, pdns-recursor vulnerabilities
osv·2025-01-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-1046 [HIGH] pdns, pdns-recursor vulnerabilities
pdns, pdns-recursor vulnerabilities
Wei Hao discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative Server incorrectly handled
memory when accessing certain files. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to achieve arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2018-1046)
It was discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative Server and PowerDNS Recursor
incorrectly handled memory when receiving certain remote input. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause denial of service. (CVE-2018-10851)
Kees Monshouwer discovered that PowerDNS Authoritative Server and PowerDNS
Recursor incorrectly handled request validation after having cached
malformed input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause denial
of service. (CVE-2018-14626)
Toshifumi Sakaguchi discovered that PowerDNS Recursor incorrectly handled
request
GHSA
GHSA-rwvv-h93r-mw45: An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 4
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-17482 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-rwvv-h93r-mw45: An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 4
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.
OSV
CVE-2020-17482: An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 4
osv·2020-10-02·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2020-17482 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-17482: An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 4
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-17482 pdns: leaking uninitialised memory through crafted zone records [epel-all]
bugzilla·2020-09-22·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2020-17482 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-17482 pdns: leaking uninitialised memory through crafted zone records [epel-all]
CVE-2020-17482 pdns: leaking uninitialised memory through crafted zone records [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supporte
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-17482 pdns: leaking uninitialised memory through crafted zone records
bugzilla·2020-09-22·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2020-17482 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-17482 pdns: leaking uninitialised memory through crafted zone records
CVE-2020-17482 pdns: leaking uninitialised memory through crafted zone records
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. Such a user could be a customer inserting data via a control panel, or somebody with access to the REST API. Crafted records cannot be inserted via AXFR.
Reference:
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2020-05.html
Discussion:
Created pdns tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1881672]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1881673]
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This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commerciall
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-17482 pdns: leaking uninitialised memory through crafted zone records [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2020-09-22·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2020-17482 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-17482 pdns: leaking uninitialised memory through crafted zone records [fedora-all]
CVE-2020-17482 pdns: leaking uninitialised memory through crafted zone records [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supp
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2020-05.htmlhttps://github.com/PowerDNS/pdnshttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-18https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2020-05.htmlhttps://github.com/PowerDNS/pdnshttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-18
2020-10-02
Published