Vulnerability · Published Feb 20, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-9272
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the proftpd-dfsg package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ProFTPD 1.3.7 has an out-of-bounds (OOB) read vulnerability in mod_cap via the cap_text.c cap_to_text function.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | proftpd-dfsg | 1.3.6c-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9272 |
| Debian:13 | proftpd-dfsg | 1.3.6c-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9272 |
| Debian:14 | proftpd-dfsg | 1.3.6c-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9272 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/902 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0273 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- GLSA-202003-35 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-679335.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM