CVE-2020-9272
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 20, 2020 at 03:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:27 AM UTC
7 products affected across 3 vendorsLeapBackports SleProFTPD
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
ProFTPD 1.3.7 has an out-of-bounds (OOB) read vulnerability in mod_cap via the cap_text.c cap_to_text function.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%v < 1.3.6c
Affected range stops below 1.3.6c, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 3.0
Affected range stops below 3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-simatic-net-cp-1543-1 (same device)
80%
All versions
80%
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00002.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-679335.pdfx_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTESx_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/902Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-35CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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