# CVE-2014-7210: Misconfiguration in pdns

> Debian's PowerDNS MySQL backend installer grants excessive database privileges, allowing attackers to modify or access sensitive DNS data.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 27 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7210, DLA-492-1, GHSA-jh6h-88x6-fmx3

## 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 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7210?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-7210 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7210/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7210/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7210
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7210
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-7210

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7210/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.