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Pure Ftpd CVE-2020-9365

HIGH
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2020-02-24 cve@mitre.org
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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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

1
CVE Published
Feb 24, 2020 - 16:15 nvd
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

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.

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. This Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability could allow attackers to read data from memory outside the intended buffer boundaries.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125), which allows attackers to read data from memory outside the intended buffer boundaries. 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. Affected products include: Pureftpd Pure-Ftpd, Fedoraproject Fedora.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate array indices and buffer lengths. Use memory-safe languages. Enable AddressSanitizer during testing.

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