| Name | CVE-2020-9272 |
| Description | ProFTPD 1.3.7 has an out-of-bounds (OOB) read vulnerability in mod_cap via the cap_text.c cap_to_text function. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| proftpd-dfsg (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.3.5e+r1.3.5-2+deb8u8 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 1.3.5e+r1.3.5b-4+deb9u2 | vulnerable |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1.3.5e+r1.3.5b-4+deb9u3 | vulnerable |
| buster | 1.3.6-4+deb10u6 | vulnerable |
| buster (security), buster (lts) | 1.3.6-4+deb10u4 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1.3.7a+dfsg-12+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.3.8+dfsg-4+deb12u3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.3.8.b+dfsg-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| proftpd-dfsg | source | (unstable) | 1.3.6c-1 | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/902
Debian does not build mod_cap and does not use the embedded libcap.
Sourcewise fixed in 1.3.6c by updating to the lastest libcap.