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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-9273

In ProFTPD 1.3.7, it is possible to corrupt the memory pool by interrupting the data transfer channel.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 12.0%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.0%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
12.04% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
proftpd/proftpd · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/backports sle · opensuse/leap · siemens/simatic net cp 1545-1 firmware · siemens/simatic net cp 1543-1 firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.