PT-2020-20566
CVE-2020-9272
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Published
2020-02-20
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Updated
2025-10-22
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
ProFTPD version 1.3.7
Description
The issue is an out-of-bounds (OOB) read vulnerability in the mod cap module via the cap to text function in cap text.c.
Recommendations
For ProFTPD version 1.3.7, consider disabling the mod cap module until a patch is available. Restrict access to the cap to text function to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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