CVE-2003-0805 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.97% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-10-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| university of minnesota | gopherd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | University of Minnesota Gopherd 2.0.x/2.3/3.0.x - FTP Gateway Buffer Overflow | 2003-07-11 |
| exploit-db | University of Minnesota Gopherd 2.0.x/2.3/3.0.x - GSisText Buffer Overflow | 2003-07-11 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD