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High
CVE-2008-2149
Stack-based buffer overflow in the searchwn function in Wordnet 2.0,...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30242
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:182
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=211491
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31654
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32184
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42378
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1634
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xml
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1527/references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29208
Affected Vendor
wordnet
View all reports →Affected Software
wordnet
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0, 2.1, 3.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 12th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.