CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0743

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

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.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can remotely gain access to the system and execute unauthorized commands, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the gopherd software to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS