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CVE-2020-14196 json

In PowerDNS Recursor versions up to and including 4.3.1, 4.2.2 and 4.1.16, the ACL restricting access to the internal web server is not pro…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-6351

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In PowerDNS Recursor versions up to and including 4.3.1, 4.2.2 and 4.1.16, the ACL restricting access to the internal web server is not properly enforced.

Patch / fix

  • pdns-recursor Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.3.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-14196

  • pdns-recursor openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.5.5-1.3
  • pdns-recursor Package Hub 15 SP2, Package Hub 15 SP1, Package Hub 12 SP1 +2 more 4.3.5-bp152.2.12.1
  • pdns-recursor Package Hub 15 SP2 4.3.2-bp152.2.8.1
  • pdns-recursor Package Hub 15 SP2 4.1.12-bp152.2.4.1
  • pdns-recursor Package Hub 15 SP1, Package Hub 12 SP1, openSUSE Leap 15.2 +1 more 4.1.12-bp151.4.6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11157-1openSUSE-SU-2020:1687-1openSUSE-SU-2020:1101-1openSUSE-SU-2020:1055-1openSUSE-SU-2020:1005-1

  • pdns-recursor Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +10 more 4.3.2-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-14196

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • powerdns-recursor Arch Linux 4.3.2-1

arch linux advisories AVG-1199

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2020-14196 updated cvss 5.9

pdns: ACL restricting access to the internal web server is not properly enforced

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Weakness

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