DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9273

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CVE-2020-9273
Published: 20 Feb 2020, 16:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:21

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

20 Feb 2020, 16:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:21
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•proftpd-dfsg

    < 1.3.6c-2 | < 1.3.6c-2 | < 1.3.6c-2 | < 1.3.6c-2

References (1)