Title: UMN Gopherd 2.x Halidate Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
It is possible to either execute arbitrary code or crash a remote system running University of Minnesota's Gopher Daemon, depending on the data entered. An unchecked buffer exists in the 'halidate' function of Gopherd, where the 512 byte buffer can be overwritten with approximately 600 bytes of data.
Affected Products:
- University of Minnesota gopherd 2.3.1p0
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