CVE-2005-2772
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...
- Published
- Sep 2, 2005
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 30, 2005
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 95.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1vade79 · linux · Aug 30, 2005
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