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TI-2020-07413 Aliases CVE-2020-9272GHSA-r2q2-3638-2qp4

ProFTPD 1.3.7 has an out-of-bounds (OOB) read vulnerability in mod_cap via the cap_text.c cap_to_text function.

Priority LOW 37CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

ProFTPD 1.3.7 has an out-of-bounds (OOB) read vulnerability in mod_cap via the cap_text.c cap_to_text function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02053 81st 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
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.3.6cVulnerableProFTPD
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_net_cp_1543-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_net_cp_1543-1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onSiemens
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_net_cp_1545-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_net_cp_1545-1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onSiemens
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 sp1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.3.6c Vulnerable ·ProFTPD
  • cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_net_cp_1543-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_net_cp_1543-1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_net_cp_1545-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_net_cp_1545-1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9272
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2q2-3638-2qp4

References

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Sources

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