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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/25/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/06/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-679335.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTESRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/903Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VCUPRYSJR7XOM3HQ6H5M4OGDU7OHCHBF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XHO3S5WPRRP7VGKIAHLYQVEYW5HRYIJN/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-35Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4635Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/25/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/06/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-679335.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTESRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/903Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VCUPRYSJR7XOM3HQ6H5M4OGDU7OHCHBF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XHO3S5WPRRP7VGKIAHLYQVEYW5HRYIJN/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-35Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4635Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 20, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified