First published: Fri Oct 13 2000(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
University Of Minnesota Gopherd | =2.3 | |
University Of Minnesota Gopherd | =2.3.1 |
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The severity of CVE-2000-0743 is considered high due to the potential for remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
To fix CVE-2000-0743, you should upgrade to a patched version of gopherd that is not vulnerable to buffer overflow attacks.
CVE-2000-0743 affects University of Minnesota gopherd versions 2.3 and 2.3.1.
The potential consequences of CVE-2000-0743 include unauthorized access and control over the system due to remote execution of commands.
While upgrading is the recommended solution, disabling the gopherd service can act as a temporary workaround against CVE-2000-0743.