SB2020032531 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer in pure-ftpd (Alpine package)
Published: March 25, 2020 Updated: June 15, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020032531
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9274)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to access to an uninitialized pointer in init_aliases() function in diraliases.c when processing liked. A remote user with ability to create aliases can crash the server.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.