CVE-2020-9272

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

7.5 HighFix available

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

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

2.05%Up 1.0 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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

Record: CVE-2020-9272
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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

Record: CVE-2020-9272
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-30101 No score

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

Record: EUVD-2020-30101
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r2q2-3638-2qp4 No score

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

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

Record: GHSA-r2q2-3638-2qp4
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

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

Record: CVE-2020-9272
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-9272 7.5

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

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9272
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0273-1 No score

Security update for proftpd

This update for proftpd fixes the following issues:

proftpd was updated to version 1.3.6c.

Security issues fixed:

CVE-2020-9272: Fixed an out-of-bounds read in mod_cap (bsc#1164572).
CVE-2020-9273: Fixed a potential memory corruption caused by an interruption of the data transfer channel (bsc#1164574).

Record: openSUSE-SU-2020:0273-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11196-1 No score

proftpd-1.3.6e-1.10 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the proftpd-1.3.6e-1.10 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11196-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:12	before 1.3.6c-1	1.3.6c-1
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:13	before 1.3.6c-1	1.3.6c-1
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:14	before 1.3.6c-1	1.3.6c-1
`proftpd` SUSE:Package Hub 15 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1	1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1
`proftpd` SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1	1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1
`proftpd` openSUSE:Leap 15.1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1	1.3.6c-bp151.4.9.1
`proftpd` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1.3.6e-1.10	1.3.6e-1.10

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-9272 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Proftpd, published February 20, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.05%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in proftpd-dfsg 1.3.6c-1.

References

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