CVE-2014-7210 | pdns specific as packaged in Debian in version before 3.3.1-… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2014-7210
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Reserved: 2014-09-27 00:00 UTC
Published: 2025-06-26 20:52 UTC
Last updated: 2025-06-27 18:43 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-276
CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
Vendor / Product: Debian / pdns
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Debian	pdns	—	0 < 3.3.1-1

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-276	adp	CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	adp	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (2)