DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2772

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2772
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2772.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2772
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2005-09-02T23:03:00Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:08:06.065839Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / gopher

Package

Name
gopher
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gopher?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "high"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2772.json"

Debian:12 / gopher

Package

Name
gopher
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gopher?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "high"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2772.json"

Debian:13 / gopher

Package

Name
gopher
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gopher?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "high"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2772.json"

Debian:14 / gopher

Package

Name
gopher
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gopher?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "high"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2772.json"