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CVE-2005-1853

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-08-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

gopher.c in the Gopher client 3.0.5 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

• University Of Minnesota Gopher: 3.0.5

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-770
• http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Jul/1014599.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-770
• http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Jul/1014599.html

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