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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2020-9272

CVE-2020-9272

HIGH7.5

ProFTPD 1

Published Feb 20, 2020

Modified 1 years ago

Details

ProFTPD 1.3.7 has an out-of-bounds (OOB) read vulnerability in mod_cap via the cap_text.c cap_to_text function.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00002.html

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-679335.pdf

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/902

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-35

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9272

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

NoneA:N

7.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedFeb 20, 2020

ModifiedAug 4, 2024

CVE-2020-9272 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence