CVE-2005-1853: University Of Minnesota Gopher

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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: version 3.0.5 only

Published 2005-08-03. Last modified 2026-06-16.