CVE-2005-1853 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Gopher client 3.0.5, specifically within its gopher.c component, due to improper temporary file creation. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, allowing an attacker with local access to gain full control over the affected system with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_minnesota:gopher:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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