CVE-2020-12244
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.43%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 84
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (5)
CWE
- CWE-347
Referencias
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00052.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/3
- https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2020-02.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMP72NJGKBWR5WEBXAWX5KSLQUDFTG6S/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PS4ZN5XGENYNFKX7QIIOUCQQHXE37GJF/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4691
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00052.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/3
- https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2020-02.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMP72NJGKBWR5WEBXAWX5KSLQUDFTG6S/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PS4ZN5XGENYNFKX7QIIOUCQQHXE37GJF/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4691
JSON original (NVD)
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