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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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-04T17:00:00

Updated: 2018-10-11T19:57:01

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


Link: CVE-2008-3908

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2018-10-11T20:50:22.513


Link: CVE-2008-3908

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