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CVE-2020-9272

Published: 20 February 2020

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

Notes

AuthorNote
ebarretto
According to Debian:
Debian does not build mod_cap and does not use the embedded libcap.
Sourcewise fixed in 1.3.6c by updating to the lastest libcap.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
proftpd-dfsg
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
eoan Not vulnerable
(code not present)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (1.3.6c-1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N