CVE-2020-9273
HIGH8.8EPSS 60.2%proftpd-dfsg - security update
Published: 2/20/2020Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
In ProFTPD 1.3.7, it is possible to corrupt the memory pool by interrupting the data transfer channel. This triggers a use-after-free in alloc_pool in pool.c, and possible remote code execution.
Affected packages (4)
- Debian/proftpd-dfsgfrom 0, < 1.3.6c-2
- Debian/proftpd-dfsgfrom 0, < 1.3.5e+r1.3.5-2+deb8u6
- Debian/proftpd-dfsgfrom 0, < 1.3.5e+r1.3.5-2+deb8u7
- Debian/proftpd-dfsgfrom 0, < 1.3.5b-4+deb9u4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |