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TI-2020-07414 Aliases CVE-2020-9273GHSA-j879-hg9w-v5qv

In ProFTPD 1.3.7, it is possible to corrupt the memory pool by interrupting the data…

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11823 96th 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 · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.7VulnerableProFTPD
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*30VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*31VulnerableFedoraproject
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:o:siemens:simatic_net_cp_1545-1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.7 Vulnerable ·ProFTPD
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • 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
  • cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_net_cp_1545-1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Siemens
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_net_cp_1545-1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onSiemens
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:h:siemens:simatic_net_cp_1545-1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens
  • 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

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-2020-9273
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j879-hg9w-v5qv

References

Advisory 12

Sources

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