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.
References
Configurations
History
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References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/32184 - | |
References | () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4217 - | |
References | () http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xml - | |
References | () http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-014.html - | |
References | () http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-014/analysis.txt - | |
References | () http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-014/wordnet.patch - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495883/100/0/threaded - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30958 - Patch | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44848 - | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44849 - | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44850 - | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44851 - |
Information
Published : 2008-09-04 17:41
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:50
NVD link : CVE-2008-3908
Mitre link : CVE-2008-3908
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3908
JSON object : View
Products Affected
princeton_university
- wordnet
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer