CVE-2008-3908
CVSS V2 High 10
CVSS V3 None
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2008-3908
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2008-09-04T17:41:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-11T20:50:22
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:princeton_university:wordnet:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 10
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 10
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3908 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3908 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:27:57 | Added to TrackCVE |