PT-2005-3653 · University Of Minnesota · University Of Minnesota Gopher Client

Vade79 · Published 2005-09-02 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2005-2772

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions University of Minnesota gopher client version 3.0.9

Description The issue is related to multiple stack-based buffer overflows. These overflows can be triggered by a remote malicious server through specific actions, including sending a long "+VIEWS:" reply that is not properly handled in the VIfromLine function, and passing 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.

Recommendations For University of Minnesota gopher client version 3.0.9, consider disabling the VIfromLine and FIOgetargv functions as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to launching third-party programs from web links to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2772

DSA-832-1

Affected Products

University Of Minnesota Gopher Client

References · 12

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/14693 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/1187 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-2772 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2005/dsa-832 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2772 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2772 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2772 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17016 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22053 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112559902931614&w=2 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619812 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16614 · Note