CVE-2005-2772 — 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

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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

Published Sep 2, 2005

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 10.04%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

10.04% 0.10038

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.10038

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (13 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	10.04% (0.10038)	95.48th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	10.04% (0.10038)	95.00th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Dec 31, 2025	33.13% (0.33134)	96.74th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	24.92% (0.24916)	95.69th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	22.65% (0.22652)	93.31th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 23, 2025	24.92% (0.24916)	95.50th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	22.49% (0.22487)	95.38th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.70% (0.01701)	88.26th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 24, 2023	1.70% (0.01701)	86.09th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	2.09% (0.02092)	87.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	9.01% (0.09006)	94.03th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	9.01% (0.09006)	93.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	9.01% (0.09006)	83.04th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (7)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112559902931614&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://secunia.com/advisories/16614/
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17016
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-832
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619812
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14693
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22053
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112559902931614&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://secunia.com/advisories/16614/		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17016		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-832		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619812		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14693		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22053		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 2, 2005

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Sep 2, 2005

Link CVE-2005-2772

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2005-2772

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2005-2772