CVE-2020-9273
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9273
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-9273.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2020-9273
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2020-02-20T16:15:11Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
- Severity
-
- 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00002.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/25/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/06/2
- 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/903
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00022.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00002.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-35
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4635
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VCUPRYSJR7XOM3HQ6H5M4OGDU7OHCHBF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XHO3S5WPRRP7VGKIAHLYQVEYW5HRYIJN/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-9273
Affected packages
Debian:11 / proftpd-dfsg
Package
- Name
- proftpd-dfsg
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/proftpd-dfsg?arch=source
Debian:12 / proftpd-dfsg
Package
- Name
- proftpd-dfsg
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/proftpd-dfsg?arch=source
Debian:13 / proftpd-dfsg
Package
- Name
- proftpd-dfsg
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/proftpd-dfsg?arch=source
Debian:14 / proftpd-dfsg
Package
- Name
- proftpd-dfsg
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/proftpd-dfsg?arch=source