University of Minnesota Gopherd 2.3/2.3.1 GDESkey Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in University of Minnesota Gopherd 2.3/2.3.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component GDESkey Request Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0743. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/12/2025).

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38024 (GOPHER Daemon Present Vulnerability).

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 databases at X-Force (5081), Exploit-DB (20157), SecurityFocus (BID 1569†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4720†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0743 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0743
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15885
X-Force: 5081
SecurityFocus: 1569 - UMN Gopherd 2.x Remote Root Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4720 - Buffer Overflow in gopherd 2.x Allows Code Execution, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2014 17:15
Updated: 10/12/2025 20:32
Changes: 06/27/2014 17:15 (53), 05/22/2019 22:16 (3), 12/19/2024 12:54 (26), 10/12/2025 20:32 (3)
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