CVE-2008-2149 (GCVE-0-2008-2149)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-05-12 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:49
VLAI?
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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