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.
Published: 2008-09-04
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 2.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3894 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.
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Princeton University Wordnet
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:53:00.711Z

Reserved: 2008-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3908

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-09-04T17:41:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-3908

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