Buffer overflow in University of Minnesota (UMN) gopherd 2.x allows remote attackers to…
Priority MEDIUM 57Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in University of Minnesota (UMN) gopherd 2.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a DES key generation request (GDESkey) that contains a long ticket value.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.1263 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_minnesota:gopherd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | University Of Minnesota |
| cpe:2.3:a:university_of_minnesota:gopherd:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.1 | Vulnerable | University Of Minnesota |
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_minnesota:gopherd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·University Of Minnesota
- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_minnesota:gopherd:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·University Of Minnesota
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0743
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qq57-jfgr-8wj6
References
More University Of Minnesota Gopherd vulnerabilities
- TI-1999-00122 Vulnerabilities in UMN gopher and gopher+ versions 1.12 and 2.0x allow an intruder to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00744 Multiple buffer overflows in UMN gopher daemon (gopherd) 2.x and 3.x before 3.0.6 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00504 Integer overflow in gopher daemon (gopherd) 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00505 Format string vulnerability in the log routine for gopher daemon (gopherd) 3.0.3 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2000-0743 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0743 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qq57-jfgr-8wj6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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