PT-2008-3662 · Princeton University · Wordnet

Jukka Ruohonen · Published 2008-05-12 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-2149

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wordnet versions 2.0 through 3.0

Description A stack-based buffer overflow issue exists in the searchwn function, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line option. This issue is unlikely to cross privilege boundaries, except when Wordnet is used as a back end.

Recommendations For versions 2.0 through 3.0, consider restricting the use of the searchwn function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using long command line options with the searchwn function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

AZL-37060

AZL-7422

CVE-2008-2149

DSA-1634-1

Affected Products

Wordnet

References · 16

• 🔥 https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=211491 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2149 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2149 · Security Note
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:182 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-7422 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-37060 · Vendor Advisory
• http://gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1634 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-2149 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2149 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1527/references · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31654 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29208 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32184 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42378 · Note