vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-b371db92-fe34-11ea-b90e-6805ca2fa271 (CVE-2020-17482): powerdns -- Leaking uninitialised memory through crafted zone records
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Sep 24, 2020 | Sep 29, 2020 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Sep 24, 2020
Added
Sep 29, 2020
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
PowerDNS Team reports 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. 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.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-powerdns
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