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2008-09-04
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.
| Products | Wordnet |
| Type | Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119) |
| First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
| Links |
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495883/100/0/threaded
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4217 • https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44849 • http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30958 • http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-014/analysis.txt
• http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-014/wordnet.patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44848 • http://secunia.com/advisories/32184 • https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44850 • https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44851 • http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xml • http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-014.html |