Wordnet 2.0/2.1/3.0 searchwn memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wordnet 2.0/2.1/3.0. It has been declared as critical. This affects the function searchwn. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2149. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wordnet 2.0/2.1/3.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function searchwn. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/13/2008. The weakness was shared 05/12/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at bugs.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2149 since 05/12/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34088 (Debian DSA-1634-1 : wordnet - stack and heap overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42378), Tenable (34088), SecurityFocus (BID 29208†), OSVDB (45153†) and Secunia (SA30242†). The entry VDB-43905 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34088
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1634-1 : wordnet - stack and heap overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 61592
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1634-1 (wordnet)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-2149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42314

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X-Force: 42378
SecurityFocus: 29208 - WordNet Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30242 - WordNet Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 45153 - Wordnet - Multiple Buffer Overflow Issues
Vulnerability Center: 19376 - Princeton University Wordnet \, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-1527

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/16/2019 16:13
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (78), 08/16/2019 16:13 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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