CVE-2008-2149

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-2149
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-05-12 21:20:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionStack-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wordnet Wordnet 2.0 All All All
Application Wordnet Wordnet 2.1 All All All
Application Wordnet Wordnet 3.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
WordNet Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo Bug 211491 - app-dicts/wordnet <3.0-r2 buffer overflow (CVE-2008-2149,CVE-2008-3908) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org Exploit
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
WordNet: Execution of arbitrary code — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:182 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Debian update for wordnet - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo update for wordnet - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
WordNet Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1634-1 wordnet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 901273 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for wordnet (6970)
  • 901768 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for wordnet (7422)
  • 905508 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for wordnet (7422-1)
  • 905544 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for wordnet (6970-1)

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