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CVE-2005-2772
critical
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in University of Minnesota gopher client 3.0.9 allow remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long "+VIEWS:" reply, which is not properly handled in the VIfromLine function, and (2) certain arguments when launching third party programs such as a web browser from a web link, which is not properly handled in the FIOgetargv function.
References
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22053
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/619812
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-832
http://secunia.com/advisories/17016