CVE-2020-9273
Publication date 20 February 2020
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| proftpd-dfsg | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/903
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/d388f7904d4c9a6d0ea54237b8b54a57c19d8d49 (master)
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/e845abc1bd86eebec7a0342fded908a1b0f1996b (1.3.6.c)
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9273