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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.

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.