CVE-2005-2772

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2772
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-09-02 23:03:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMultiple stack-based buffer overflows in University of Minnesota gopher client 3.0.9 allow remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long "+VIEWS:" reply, which is not properly handled in the VIfromLine function, and (2) certain arguments when launching third party programs such as a web browser from a web link, which is not properly handled in the FIOgetargv function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application University Of Minnesota Gopher 3.0.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for gopher af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-832-1 gopher af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
UMN Gopher Client Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Secunia - Advisories - UMN Gopher "VIfromLine()" and "FIOgetargv()" Buffer Overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#619812 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
'UMN gopher[v3.0.9+] multiple(2) client buffer overflows.' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
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