CVE-2020-9272: opensuse backports_sle Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-9272 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in opensuse backports_sle. EPSS estimates a 2.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 2% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 20-02-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
2.05%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
81%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.06 pp
From 2.11% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Opensuse2 products
- backports_sle15.0 | 15.0:sp1
- leapEOL15.1
Debian1 product
- proftpd-dfsg< 1.3.6c-1
Proftpd1 product
- proftpd< 1.3.6c
Siemens1 product
4 vendors · 5 products
References
6 links- github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTESX Refsource CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00002.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
