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TI-2020-05991 Aliases CVE-2020-7468GHSA-q43g-2mjv-6vhh

In FreeBSD 12.2-STABLE before r365772, 11.4-STABLE before r365773, 12.1-RELEASE before…

Priority MEDIUM 41Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In FreeBSD 12.2-STABLE before r365772, 11.4-STABLE before r365773, 12.1-RELEASE before p10, 11.4-RELEASE before p4 and 11.3-RELEASE before p14 a ftpd(8) bug in the implementation of the file system sandbox, combined with capabilities available to an authenticated FTP user, can be used to escape the file system restriction configured in ftpchroot(5). Moreover, the bug allows a malicious client to gain root privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0135 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—FreeBSDFreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE before p10, 11.4-RELEASE before p4, 11.3-RELEASE before p14—No fix listedCNA
  • FreeBSD Vendor— Affected FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE before p10, 11.4-RELEASE before p4, 11.3-RELEASE before p14 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 29

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p10VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p11VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p12VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p13:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p13VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p5VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p10 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p11 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p12 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p13 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 19 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p6VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p7VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p8VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p9VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4 p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4 p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4 p3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1 p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1 p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1 p3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1 p4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1 p5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1 p6VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1 p7VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1 p8VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1 p9VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*12.2VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p7 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p8 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p9 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p7 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p8 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p9 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7468
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q43g-2mjv-6vhh

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2011-04182 Buffer overflow in libtelnet/encrypt.c in telnetd in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0, MIT… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-03684 Integer overflow in print-bgp.c in the BGP dissector in tcpdump 3.9.6 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2002-00376 Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-05929 Openssh: regresshion - race condition in ssh allows rce/dos CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2003-00437 Off-by-one error in the fb_realpath() function, as derived from the realpath function in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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