CVE-2005-2772

Gopher 3.0.9 - '+VIEWS' Client-Side Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.5

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-08-30 First Exploit
2005-09-02 CVE Reserved
2005-09-02 CVE Published
2023-07-24 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112559902931614&w=2	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/16614	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17016	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619812	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22053	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1187	2005-08-30
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14693	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-832	2017-07-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
University Of Minnesota Search vendor "University Of Minnesota"		Gopher Search vendor "University Of Minnesota" for product "Gopher"				3.0.9 Search vendor "University Of Minnesota" for product "Gopher" and version "3.0.9"		-		Affected