What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-9274?

CVE-2020-9274 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 6.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-9274?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-9274. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 6.0%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-9274?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-9274. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Pure Ftpd CVE-2020-9274

HIGH

Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CWE-824)

2020-02-26 cve@mitre.org

Memory Corruption Information Disclosure Pure Ftpd Debian Linux Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux Fedora Ubuntu Linux

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 26, 2020 - 16:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. An uninitialized pointer vulnerability has been detected in the diraliases linked list. When the *lookup_alias(const char alias) or print_aliases(void) function is called, they fail to correctly detect the end of the linked list and try to access a non-existent list member. This is related to init_aliases in diraliases.c.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-824. An issue was discovered in Pure-FTPd 1.0.49. An uninitialized pointer vulnerability has been detected in the diraliases linked list. When the *lookup_alias(const char alias) or print_aliases(void) function is called, they fail to correctly detect the end of the linked list and try to access a non-existent list member. This is related to init_aliases in diraliases.c. Affected products include: Pureftpd Pure-Ftpd, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.