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UMN GopherD FTP Gateway and GSisText Buffer Overflows
Secunia Advisory: SA9251
Release Date: 2003-07-14
Last Update: 2003-09-19
Popularity: 7,285 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:UMN Gopher 2.x
UMN Gopher 3.x

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Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in UMN GopherD, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

A boundary error in the FTP gateway ("ftp.c") in the "GopherFile()" function can be exploited by issuing the "LIST" command to a FTP server containing a file with an overly long, specially crafted filename. This results in a buffer overflow and may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Another boundary error is located in the "GSisText()" function used to determine view types. This can be exploited by supplying an overly long, specially crafted string, which will cause a buffer overflow and allow execution of arbitrary code.

The following versions have been reported vulnerable:
- v3.0.5, v3.0.4, v3.0.3, v3.0.2, v3.0.1, v3.0.0(-1)
- v2.3.1. (patch level 0 through 15)

Other versions may also be affected.

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