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7.5high

CVE-2005-2772in critical feed1 exploit

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in University of Minnesota gopher client 3.0.9 allow remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary co…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
10.0%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Multiple 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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

10.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-1187 Gopher 3.0.9 - '+VIEWS' Client-Side Buffer Overflow · local · 2005-08-30

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=112559902931614&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/619812 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2005/dsa-832 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/14693 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/16614/ · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/17016 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/22053 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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