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CVE-2020-9272
ProFTPD 1.3.7 has an out-of-bounds (OOB) read vulnerability in mod_cap via the cap_text.c cap_to_text function.
High7.5EPSS 2.1%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 19% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/902 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0273 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- GLSA-202003-35 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-679335.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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