Vulnerability identifier: #VU25596

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9272

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ProFTPD
Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP)

Vendor: ProFTPD

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in mod_cap within bundled libpcab library code (via the cap_text.c cap_to_text function). A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ProFTPD: 1.3.6 - 1.3.7 rc2

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External links
http://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.7rc3
http://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/1.3.6/RELEASE_NOTES

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.