Out-of-bounds read in Pure-FTPd - CVE-2020-9365
Published: February 27, 2020 / Updated: June 15, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25649
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9365
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PureFTPd.org
Affected software:
Pure-FTPd
Pure-FTPd
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the pure_strcmp function in utils.c. A remote authenticated user can use a specially crafted FTP command to trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the pure_strcmp function in utils.c. A remote authenticated user can use a specially crafted FTP command to trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-9365
Install update from vendor's website.