CVE-2014-7210 json
pdns specific as packaged in Debian in version before 3.3.1-1 creates a too privileged MySQL user.
published 2025-06-26 16 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-7083
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Debian pdns 3.3.1-1
- pdns Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.3.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7210
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 16 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Debian pdns
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
References
-
salsa.debian.org
/debian/pdns/-/commit/f0de6b3583039bb63344fbd5eb246939264d7b05
patch
-
lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2016/05/msg00046.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-7210
- NVD CVE-2014-7210
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.