CVE-2014-7210 Misconfiguration in pdns

What is CVE-2014-7210?

CVE-2014-7210 is a critical vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 26 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7210?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Debian Pdns.

How do I fix CVE-2014-7210?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2014-7210 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7210 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7210, DLA-492-1, GHSA-jh6h-88x6-fmx3.