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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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 7 products from proftpd, from siemens, from siemens and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2020-02-20T16:15:11.857

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:40:19.550

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-125

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	proftpd	proftpd	< 1.3.6c	Yes
Operating System	siemens	simatic_net_cp_1543-1_firmware	< 3.0	Yes
Hardware	siemens	simatic_net_cp_1543-1	-	No
Operating System	siemens	simatic_net_cp_1545-1_firmware	*	Yes
Hardware	siemens	simatic_net_cp_1545-1	-	No
Application	opensuse	backports_sle	15.0	Yes
Application	opensuse	backports_sle	15.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	15.1	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-679335.pdf Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES Release Notes, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/902 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-35 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-679335.pdf Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES Release Notes, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/902 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-35 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For proftpd's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.