| Name | CVE-2020-17482 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 970737 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| pdns (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.4.1-4+deb8u10 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 4.0.3-1+deb9u5 | vulnerable |
| buster | 4.1.6-3+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 4.4.1-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.7.3-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.9.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| pdns | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| pdns | source | buster | 4.1.6-3+deb10u1 | | | |
| pdns | source | (unstable) | 4.3.1-1 | | | 970737 |
Notes
[stretch] - pdns <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2020-05.html