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: 2020-10-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-17482 is rated Moderate Risk (48.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.56%). EPSS rose +2.51% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-17482

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 2.56% +2.51%
2 2026-03-04 0.03% 0.05% +0.02%
3 2026-03-01 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (30 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-17482

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-17482

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-17482

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2020-17482: 1 source package rows (pdns); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 7, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-17482
debian not yet assigned CVE-2020-17482 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (pdns), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-17482
gentoo low CVE-2020-17482: 1 GLSA(s) (202012-18), 1 atom(s) (net-dns/pdns); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2020-17482
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-17482 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (pdns), 15 status rows across 15 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 9, released 4, DNE 1, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-17482

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-17482

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
powerdns authoritative < 4.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-17482

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