Buffer overflow in Princeton University Wordnet
CVE-2008-3908
Multiple buffer overflows in Princeton WordNet (wn) 3.0 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long argument on the command line; a long (2) WNSEARCHDIR, (3) WNHOME, or (4) WNDBVERSION environment variable; or (5) a user-supplied dictionary (aka data file). NOTE: since WordNet itself does not run with special privileges, this issue only crosses privilege boundaries when WordNet is invoked as a third party component.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.044 (91.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.044 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Princeton University Wordnet — versions 3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30958 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/32184 (third-party-advisory)
- www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-014/wordnet.patch
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44851 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495883/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-014.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44850 (vdb-entry)
- www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-014/analysis.txt
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4217 (third-party-advisory)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xml (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-3908?
- CVE-2008-3908 is a vulnerability in Princeton University Wordnet, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-09-04.
- Is CVE-2008-3908 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.