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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-9273: ProFTPd: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-9273: ProFTPd: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/20/2020
Created
03/18/2020
Added
03/17/2020
Modified
03/17/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-ftp-proftpd

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