Is CVE-2020-9272 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-9272 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-9272?

CVE-2020-9272 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2020-9272?

Patch guidance is available from proftpd security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-9272.

Fix CVE-2020-9272 - HIGH proftpd proftpd

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2020-9272?

6 products: proftpd proftpd, siemens simatic net cp 1543-1 firmware, siemens simatic net cp 1545-1 firmware, opensuse backports sle, opensuse backports sle, and 1 more.

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

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PROFTPD
Published: 2/20/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

proftpd : proftpdsiemens : simatic_net_cp_1543-1_firmwaresiemens : simatic_net_cp_1545-1_firmwareopensuse : backports_sleopensuse : backports_sleopensuse : leap

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD