Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-2149
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.
Affected products
3Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
10- 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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