CVE-2003-0805: university_of_minnesota gopherd
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2003-0805 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in university_of_minnesota gopherd. EPSS estimates a 4.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 19-09-2003PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in UMN gopher daemon (gopherd) 2.x and 3.x before 3.0.6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long filename as a result of a LIST command, and (2) the GSisText function, which calculates the view-type.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
4.97%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 4.97% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundUniversity of Minnesota Gopherd 2.0.x/2.3/3.0.x - FTP Gateway Buffer Overflow
Maturity: weaponized
University of Minnesota Gopherd 2.0.x/2.3/3.0.x - GSisText Buffer Overflow
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- gopher< 3.0.6 | < 3.0.3woody1
University_of_minnesota1 product
- gopherd2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | 2.3 | 2.3.1 | 3.0.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0.4 | 3.0.5
2 vendors · 2 products
