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....
HighCVSS 10.0
EPSS 4.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| princeton university wordnet | = 3.0 | No fix listed |
| debian/wordnet(Debian:12) | < 1:3.0-12 | 1:3.0-12 |
| debian/wordnet(Debian:13) | < 1:3.0-12 | 1:3.0-12 |
| debian/wordnet(Debian:14) | < 1:3.0-12 | 1:3.0-12 |
References
- 32184 third-party-advisory
- 4217 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200810-01 vendor-advisory
- www.ocert.org
- www.ocert.org
- www.ocert.org
- 20080901 [oCERT-2008-014] WordNet stack and heap overflows mailing-list
- 30958 patch vdb-entry
- wordnet-morph-search-bo(44848) vdb-entry
- wordnet-morphinit-bo(44849) vdb-entry
- wordnet-wninit-bo(44850) vdb-entry
- wordnet-binsrch-search-bo(44851) vdb-entry
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2008-3908 vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking