7.2

CVE-2005-1853: university_of_minnesota gopher

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2005-1853DSA-770-1
Published 03-08-2005Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-1853 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in university_of_minnesota gopher. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
39/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 03-08-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

gopher.c in the Gopher client 3.0.5 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.52% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.52%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (debian.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • gopher< 3.0.8 | < 3.0.3woody3 | < 3.0.7sarge1
University_of_minnesota1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links