Upstream information

CVE-2020-9273 at MITRE

Description

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 9
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 8.8
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1164574 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  • proftpd >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.6.1
  • proftpd-devel >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.6.1
  • proftpd-doc >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.6.1
  • proftpd-lang >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.6.1
  • proftpd-ldap >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.6.1
  • proftpd-mysql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.6.1
  • proftpd-pgsql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.6.1
  • proftpd-radius >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.6.1
  • proftpd-sqlite >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 GA proftpd-1.3.8b-150600.13.6.1
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1
  • proftpd >= 1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1
  • proftpd-devel >= 1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1
  • proftpd-doc >= 1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1
  • proftpd-lang >= 1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1
  • proftpd-ldap >= 1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1
  • proftpd-mysql >= 1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1
  • proftpd-pgsql >= 1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1
  • proftpd-radius >= 1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1
  • proftpd-sqlite >= 1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-2020-273
SUSE Package Hub 15
  • proftpd >= 1.3.6c-bp150.3.9.1
  • proftpd-devel >= 1.3.6c-bp150.3.9.1
  • proftpd-doc >= 1.3.6c-bp150.3.9.1
  • proftpd-lang >= 1.3.6c-bp150.3.9.1
  • proftpd-ldap >= 1.3.6c-bp150.3.9.1
  • proftpd-mysql >= 1.3.6c-bp150.3.9.1
  • proftpd-pgsql >= 1.3.6c-bp150.3.9.1
  • proftpd-radius >= 1.3.6c-bp150.3.9.1
  • proftpd-sqlite >= 1.3.6c-bp150.3.9.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-2020-273
openSUSE Leap 15.1
  • proftpd >= 1.3.6c-lp151.3.9.1
  • proftpd-devel >= 1.3.6c-lp151.3.9.1
  • proftpd-doc >= 1.3.6c-lp151.3.9.1
  • proftpd-lang >= 1.3.6c-lp151.3.9.1
  • proftpd-ldap >= 1.3.6c-lp151.3.9.1
  • proftpd-mysql >= 1.3.6c-lp151.3.9.1
  • proftpd-pgsql >= 1.3.6c-lp151.3.9.1
  • proftpd-radius >= 1.3.6c-lp151.3.9.1
  • proftpd-sqlite >= 1.3.6c-lp151.3.9.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-2020-273
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • proftpd >= 1.3.6e-1.10
  • proftpd-devel >= 1.3.6e-1.10
  • proftpd-doc >= 1.3.6e-1.10
  • proftpd-lang >= 1.3.6e-1.10
  • proftpd-ldap >= 1.3.6e-1.10
  • proftpd-mysql >= 1.3.6e-1.10
  • proftpd-pgsql >= 1.3.6e-1.10
  • proftpd-radius >= 1.3.6e-1.10
  • proftpd-sqlite >= 1.3.6e-1.10
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11196

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Package Hub 15 proftpd Released
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1 proftpd Released

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Feb 21 15:55:29 2020
CVE page last modified: Thu Dec 11 16:43:23 2025