Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-2149

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 probably does not cross privilege boundaries except in cases in which Wordnet is used as a back end.

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Affected products

Wordnet/Wordnet4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wordnet:wordnet:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordnet:wordnet:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordnet:wordnet:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordnet:wordnet:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.0, 2.1, and 3.0

Patches

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References

bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/30242nvd
secunia.com/advisories/31654nvd
secunia.com/advisories/32184nvd
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1634nvd
www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xmlnvd
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/29208nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1527/referencesnvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42378nvd

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