CVE-2020-9365
An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. An out-of-bounds (OOB) read has been detected in the...
An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. An out-of-bounds (OOB) read has been detected in the pure_strcmp function in utils.c.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. An out-of-bounds (OOB) read has been detected in the pure_strcmp function in utils.c.
- Record
CVE-2020-9365- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. An out-of-bounds (OOB) read has been detected in the pure_strcmp function in utils.c.
- Record
CVE-2020-9365- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30186 No score
An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. An out-of-bounds (OOB) read has been detected in the pure_strcmp function in utils.c.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30186- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3863-h4xw-2xv3 No score
An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. An out-of-bounds (OOB) read has been detected in the...
An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. An out-of-bounds (OOB) read has been detected in the pure_strcmp function in utils.c.
- Record
GHSA-3863-h4xw-2xv3- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-9365
An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. An out-of-bounds (OOB) read has been detected in the pure_strcmp function in utils.c.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-9365- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. An out-of-bounds (OOB) read has been detected in the pure_strcmp function in utils.c.
- Record
CVE-2020-9365- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-9365
An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. An out-of-bounds (OOB) read has been detected in the pure_strcmp function in utils.c.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9365- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-9365
An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. An out-of-bounds (OOB) read has been detected in the pure_strcmp function in utils.c.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-9365- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11773-1 No score
pure-ftpd-1.0.50-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the pure-ftpd-1.0.50-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11773-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pure-ftpdAlpine:v3.16 |
before 1.0.49-r1 | 1.0.49-r1 |
pure-ftpdAlpine:v3.17 |
before 1.0.49-r1 | 1.0.49-r1 |
pure-ftpdAlpine:v3.18 |
before 1.0.49-r1 | 1.0.49-r1 |
pure-ftpdAlpine:v3.19 |
before 1.0.49-r1 | 1.0.49-r1 |
pure-ftpdAlpine:v3.20 |
before 1.0.49-r1 | 1.0.49-r1 |
pure-ftpdAlpine:v3.21 |
before 1.0.49-r1 | 1.0.49-r1 |
pure-ftpdAlpine:v3.22 |
before 1.0.49-r1 | 1.0.49-r1 |
pure-ftpdAlpine:v3.23 |
before 1.0.49-r1 | 1.0.49-r1 |
pure-ftpdAlpine:v3.24 |
before 1.0.49-r1 | 1.0.49-r1 |
pure-ftpdDebian:12 |
before 1.0.49-3 | 1.0.49-3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pure-ftpdDebian:13 |
before 1.0.49-3 | 1.0.49-3 |
pure-ftpdUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.36-3.21.0.36-3.2build11.0.36-3.2+deb8u1build0.16.04.1 |
None known |
pure-ftpdUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.46-11.0.46-1build11.0.46-1ubuntu18.04.1 |
None known |
pure-ftpdopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.0.50-1.1 | 1.0.50-1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Pure-FTPd 1.0.24 - Security Vulnerability |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-9365 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Pureftpd Pure-ftpd, published February 24, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.11%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in pure-ftpd 1.0.49-r1.
References
github.com/jedisct1/pure-ftpd/commit/36c6d268cb190282a2c17106acfd31863121b58e
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-54
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22P44PECZWNDP7CMBL7NRBMNFS73C5Z2
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9365
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-9365
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-9365
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-9365
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9365
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20176