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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.08% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-05-12 21:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:49Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-05-12
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0dbfc472a199324c87063c576ce69cf041eba36ad356cd57b17a029cbb4bf749
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com30242http://secunia.com/advisories/30242
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:182http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:182
- bugs.gentoo.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=211491
- secunia.com31654http://secunia.com/advisories/31654
- secunia.com32184http://secunia.com/advisories/32184
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comwordnet-searchwn-bo(42378)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42378
- www.debian.orgDSA-1634http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1634
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200810-01http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xml
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-1527http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1527/references
- www.securityfocus.com29208http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29208
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- wordnet Fixed in 1:3.0-10
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- wordnet Fixed in 1:3.0-10
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- wordnet Fixed in 1:3.0-10
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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