vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2020-9273): proftpd-dfsg vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 20, 2020 | Jun 26, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 20, 2020
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
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
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2020-9273
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-9273
- CWE-416
- URL-https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES
- URL-https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/d388f7904d4c9a6d0ea54237b8b54a57c19d8d49
- URL-https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/e845abc1bd86eebec7a0342fded908a1b0f1996b
- URL-https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/903
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9273
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