CVE-2003-0805
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…
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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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Exploit-DB2 entries
- University of Minnesota Gopherd 2.0.x/2.3/3.0.x - FTP Gateway Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 22893remote, linuxpublished 11 Jul 2003Verified
- University of Minnesota Gopherd 2.0.x/2.3/3.0.x - GSisText Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 22894remote, linuxpublished 11 Jul 2003Verified
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Timeline
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- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 21 years later
· 21 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.0% · top 7.7% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20030712 UMN gopherd[2.x.x/3.x.x]: ftp gateway, and GSisText() buffer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20030818 FW: [gopher] UMN Gopher 3.0.6 released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-387 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2003-0796 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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