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gopher — security advisory
gopher.c in the Gopher client 3.0.5 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- Products
- gopher
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 3.0.8
- CVEs
- CVE-2005-1853
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 20:43 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
gopher.c in the Gopher client 3.0.5 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1853
gopher
Fixed versions: 3.0.8
gopher
Fixed versions: 3.0.8
gopher
Fixed versions: 3.0.8
Complete source record
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