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high 7.5

CVE-2003-0805 json

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…

published 2003-09-19 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0796

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.0%
EPSS 5.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • gopher Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.0.6

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0805

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22894)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22894 University of Minnesota Gopherd 2.0.x/2.3/3.0.x - GSisText Buffer Overflow remote, 2003-07-11
  • EDB-22893 University of Minnesota Gopherd 2.0.x/2.3/3.0.x - FTP Gateway Buffer Overflow remote, 2003-07-11

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.