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Vulnerability record · CVE-2000-0743 · published 20 October 2000

CVE-2000-0743: University of minnesota gopherd vulnerability

University Of Minnesota · Gopherd

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.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 13% · top 3.9%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0112.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1569 PatchVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0112.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1569 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2000-0743), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.