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high 7.5

CVE-2008-2149 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the searchwn function in Wordnet 2.0, 2.1, and 3.0 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitr…

published 2008-05-12 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2146

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.1%
EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • wordnet Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:3.0-10

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2149

  • wordnet Azure Linux 3.0 3.0-43
  • wordnet CBL-Mariner 2.0 3.0-38

azure linux advisories AZL-37060AZL-7422

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

Exploit prediction

4.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.gentoo.org https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=211491 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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