UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17482

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-17482
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17482.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17482
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Published
2020-10-02T09:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:46:16Z
Severity
  • 4.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / pdns

Package

Name
pdns
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdns@4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.5-1build2
3.4.6-2
3.4.6-3
3.4.7-1
3.4.7-2

4.*

4.0.0~alpha1-1
4.0.0~alpha2-2
4.0.0~alpha2-3
4.0.0~alpha2-3build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-geoip",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-ldap",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-lua",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-mydns",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-mysql",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-pipe",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-remote",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-sqlite3",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-tinydns",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-server",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-tools",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / pdns

Package

Name
pdns
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdns@4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.4-2
4.0.4-2build1
4.0.5-1
4.1.0-1
4.1.0-2
4.1.0-2build1
4.1.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-bind",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-geoip",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-ldap",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-lua",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-mydns",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-mysql",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-odbc",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-opendbx",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-pipe",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-remote",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-sqlite3",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-tinydns",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-server",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-tools",
            "binary_version": "4.1.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / pdns

Package

Name
pdns
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdns@4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

4.*

4.1.6-3build1
4.2.0-1
4.2.1-1
4.2.1-1build1
4.2.1-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-bind",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-geoip",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-ldap",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-lua",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-mydns",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-mysql",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-odbc",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-pgsql",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-pipe",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-remote",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-sqlite3",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-tinydns",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-ixfrdist",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-server",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "pdns-tools",
            "binary_version": "4.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}