CVE-2020-12244
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CVE-2020-12244 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 where records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA were not properly validated in SyncRes::processAnswer, allowing an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation.. EPSS estimates a 2.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 where records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA were not properly validated in SyncRes::processAnswer, allowing an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powerdns | Recursor | >= 4.1.0, <= 4.3.0 | — |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 31 | — |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 | — |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 | — |
| Opensuse | Backports Sle | 15.0 | Sp1 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 | — |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00052.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4691Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00052.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4691Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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