CVE-2020-17482 is a memory leakage vulnerability affecting PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions prior to 4.3.1. An authenticated attacker with zone record insertion privileges could exploit this to expose uninitialized memory content. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 4.3), it requires low privileges and network access, but has a low impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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