University of Minnesota Gopherd 2.3/2.3.1 GDESkey Request memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in University of Minnesota Gopherd 2.3/2.3.1. This affects some unknown functionality of the component GDESkey Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 10/20/2000 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0743. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/22/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (5081).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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08/10/2000 🔍
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10/20/2000 +71 days 🔍
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06/27/2014 +3635 days 🔍
05/22/2019 +1790 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0743 (🔍)
X-Force: 5081
Vulnerability Center: 4720 - Buffer Overflow in gopherd 2.x Allows Code Execution, High
SecurityFocus: 1569 - UMN Gopherd 2.x Remote Root Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Created: 06/27/2014 17:15
Updated: 05/22/2019 22:16
Changes: 06/27/2014 17:15 (53), 05/22/2019 22:16 (3)
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