01 Record

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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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: 4.09% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 89.8% 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

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

wordnetwordnetNot specified—

06 References

secunia.com30242http://secunia.com/advisories/30242third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:182http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:182vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
bugs.gentoo.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=211491x_refsource_CONFIRM
secunia.com31654http://secunia.com/advisories/31654third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
secunia.com32184http://secunia.com/advisories/32184third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comwordnet-searchwn-bo(42378)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42378vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
www.debian.orgDSA-1634http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1634vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200810-01http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
www.vupen.comADV-2008-1527http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1527/referencesvdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
www.securityfocus.com29208http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29208vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

01 Record index

CVE-2008-2149

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

02 Records

CVE-2008-2149

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References