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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0561 · published 31 December 2004

CVE-2004-0561: University of minnesota gopherd vulnerability

University Of Minnesota · Gopherd

Format string vulnerability in the log routine for gopher daemon (gopherd) 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.3% · top 17.2%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
2.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Format string vulnerability in the log routine for gopher daemon (gopherd) 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/13855
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-638
http://secunia.com/advisories/13855
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-638

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-0561), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.