CVE-2020-10030

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 24% (97th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 24%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 up to and including 4.3.0. It allows an attacker (with enough privileges to change the system's hostname) to cause disclosure of uninitialized memory content via a stack-based out-of-bounds read. It only occurs on systems where gethostname() does not have '\0' termination of the returned string if the hostname is larger than the supplied buffer. (Linux systems are not affected because the buffer is always large enough. OpenBSD systems are not affected because the returned hostname always has '\0' termination.) Under some conditions, this issue can lead to the writing of one '\0' byte out-of-bounds on the stack, causing a denial of service or possibly arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
60
EG Risk 60/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
24%
EPSS %ILE
97th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: elevated) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

May 19, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 11, 2026
Patch available.
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: pdns-recursor-4.3.1-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PS4ZN5XGENYNFKX7QIIOUCQQHXE37GJF/
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: pdns-recursor-4.2.2-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMP72NJGKBWR5WEBXAWX5KSLQUDFTG6S/
generic

PowerDNS Security Advisory 2020-03: Information disclosure - PowerDNS Recursor documentation

https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2020-03.html

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
pdns-recursor—
  • every version up to 4.3.1-1: fixed in 4.3.1-1
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
pdns-recursor—
  • every version up to 4.3.1-1: fixed in 4.3.1-1
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
pdns-recursor—
  • every version up to 4.3.1-1: fixed in 4.3.1-1
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
pdns-recursor—
  • every version up to 4.3.1-1: fixed in 4.3.1-1
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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-10030?
CVE-2020-10030 is a high vulnerability published on May 19, 2020. An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 up to and including 4.3.0. It allows an attacker (with enough privileges to change the system's hostname) to cause disclosure of uninitialized memory content via a stack-based out-of-bounds read. It only occurs on systems where gethostname() does…
When was CVE-2020-10030 disclosed?
CVE-2020-10030 was first published on May 19, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2020-10030 actively exploited?
CVE-2020-10030 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (97th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-10030?
CVE-2020-10030 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2020-10030?
A fix for CVE-2020-10030 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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