Out-of-bounds Read in Proftpd
CVE-2020-9272
ProFTPD 1.3.7 has an out-of-bounds (OOB) read vulnerability in mod_cap via the cap_text.c cap_to_text function.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.021 (79.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Proftpd
- Siemens Simatic_net_cp_1543-1
- Siemens Simatic_net_cp_1543-1_firmware
- Siemens Simatic_net_cp_1545-1
- Siemens Simatic_net_cp_1545-1_firmware
- Opensuse Backports_sle — versions 15.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9272?
- CVE-2020-9272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Proftpd, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-20.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9272?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-9272 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.