CVE-2020-9272

ProFTPD 1.3.7 has an out-of-bounds (OOB) read vulnerability in mod_cap via the cap_text.c cap_to_text function.

Published: 2020-02-20 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-9272 is rated Moderate Risk (51.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-9272

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-13 0.52% 0.43% -0.09%
2 2026-03-16 0.39% 0.52% +0.13%
3 2026-02-17 — 0.39% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-9272

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-9272

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-9272

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2020-9272 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (proftpd-dfsg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-9272
gentoo normal CVE-2020-9272: 1 GLSA(s) (202003-35), 1 atom(s) (net-ftp/proftpd); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2020-9272
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-9272 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (proftpd-dfsg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bionic, eoan, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 3, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-9272

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-9272

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
proftpd proftpd < 1.3.6c cpe:2.3:a:proftpd:proftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_net_cp_1543-1_firmware < 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_net_cp_1543-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens simatic_net_cp_1545-1_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_net_cp_1545-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse backports_sle 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse backports_sle 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-9272

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