Is CVE-2020-17482 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-17482 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-17482?

CVE-2020-17482 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-17482?

CVE-2020-17482 has an EPSS score of 2.59% (83th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-17482?

Upgrade pdns on debian 11 to 4.3.1-1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-17482

MEDIUMEPSS 83th pctl

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-908

How to fix

Remediation Available

pdnsDebian

Fixed in:4.3.1-1CVE-2020-17482

pdnsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7203-1

Fixed in:4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7203-1

Fixed in:4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7203-1

Fixed in:4.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7203-1

pdns-recursorUbuntu

Fixed in:4.0.0~alpha2-2ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-7203-1

Fixed in:4.1.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7203-1

Fixed in:4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7203-1

Fixed in:4.6.0-1ubuntu1+esm1USN-7203-1

pdns-serverUbuntu

Fixed in:4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7203-1

Fixed in:4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7203-1

Fixed in:4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7203-1

Fixed in:4.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7203-1

pdns-toolsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7203-1

Fixed in:4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7203-1

Fixed in:4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7203-1

Fixed in:4.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-7203-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.59%probability of exploitation in 30 days

83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

doc.powerdns.com

Third-Party Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.