Vulnerability Details 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 "+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 scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.249
EPSS Ranking 95.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
References
- 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
- 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
Products affected by CVE-2005-2772
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cpe:2.3:a:university_of_minnesota:gopher:3.0.9