CVE-2005-2772 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2005-09-02

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 33.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:university_of_minnesota:gopher:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.33134.

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References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112559902931614&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16614/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17016
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-832
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619812
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14693
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22053

History

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Subscriptions

University Of Minnesota Gopher

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-09-02T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:45:02.179Z

Reserved: 2005-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2772

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-09-02T23:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2772

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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