pdns specific as packaged in Debian in version before 3.3.1-1 creates a too privileged MySQL user. It was discovered that the maintainer scripts of pdns-backend-mysql grant too wide database permissions for the pdns user. Other backends are not affected.
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pdns
Vendor: powerdns
Actively Exploited
0
CISA KEV List
PoC / Exploits
0
Code Available
Total RCEs
1
Remote Access
Total CVEs
1
Total Indexed
Avg. EPSS
0.92%
Exploit Prob.
Security Vulnerability Index
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9.8
CVSS
Severity: CRITICAL
7.8
CVSS
CVE-2018-1046
RCE
pdns before version 4.1.2 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in dnsreplay. In the dnsreplay tool provided with PowerDNS Authoritative, replaying a specially crafted PCAP file can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow, leading to a crash and potentially arbitrary code execution. This buffer overflow only occurs when the -ecs-stamp option of dnsreplay is used.
Severity: HIGH