Buffer overflow in Wordnet
CVE-2008-2149
Stack-based buffer overflow in the searchwn function in Wordnet 2.0, 2.1, and 3.0 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line option. NOTE: this issue probably does not cross privilege boundaries except in cases in which Wordnet is used as a back end.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.041 (89.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Wordnet — versions 2.0, 2.1, 3.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)