CVE-2005-2772: university_of_minnesota gopher
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2005-2772 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in university_of_minnesota gopher. EPSS estimates a 10.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 02-09-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
10.04%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 10.04% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Gopher 3.0.9 - '+VIEWS' Client-Side Buffer Overflow
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- gopher< 3.0.11 | < 3.0.3woody4 | < 3.0.7sarge2
University_of_minnesota1 product
- gopher3.0.9
2 vendors · 2 products
