---
id: CVE-1999-0124
title: >-
  Vulnerabilities in UMN gopher and gopher+ versions 1.12 and 2.0x allow an
  intruder to read any files that can be accessed by the gopher daemon.
summary: >-
  Vulnerabilities in UMN gopher and gopher+ versions 1.12 and 2.0x allow an
  intruder to read any files that can be accessed by the gopher daemon.
severity: critical
cvss: 10
cvssVector: 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C'
published: '1993-08-09'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0124'
references:
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0124'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0124'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0184
epssPercentile: 0.7804
ingestedAt: '2026-06-19T03:39:00.718Z'
---

## Overview

Vulnerabilities in UMN gopher and gopher+ versions 1.12 and 2.0x allow an intruder to read any files that can be accessed by the gopher daemon.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.