Is CVE-2020-9273 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-9273 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-9273?

CVE-2020-9273 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2020-9273?

Patch guidance is available from proftpd security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-9273.

Fix CVE-2020-9273 - HIGH proftpd proftpd

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2020-9273?

11 products: proftpd proftpd, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, debian debian linux, fedoraproject fedora, and 6 more.

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

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-416 · Use After Free

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 : proftpddebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoraopensuse : backports_sleopensuse : backports_sleopensuse : leapsiemens : simatic_net_cp_1545-1_firmwaresiemens : simatic_net_cp_1543-1_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD