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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9273

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...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 proftpd-dfsg

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.3.6c-2"}]}]

Debian:13 proftpd-dfsg

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.3.6c-2"}]}]

Debian:14 proftpd-dfsg

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.3.6c-2"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org