### [CVE-2020-12244](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-12244)
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### Description

An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 where records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA were not properly validated in SyncRes::processAnswer, allowing an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validation.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://hackerone.com/reports/858854
- https://hackerone.com/reports/858854

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.