Princeton University WordNet 3.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Princeton University WordNet 3.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3908. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Princeton University WordNet 3.0. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 09/04/2008 with CERT (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3908 since 09/04/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/16/2019).

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 before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44850), Tenable (34088), SecurityFocus (BID 30958†), OSVDB (48476†) and Secunia (SA32184†). Similar entry is available at VDB-42314. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 34088
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1634-1 : wordnet - stack and heap overflows
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OpenVAS ID: 830676
OpenVAS Name: Mandriva Update for mysql MDVA-2012:049 (mysql)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: CERT
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-3908 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3908
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43905

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X-Force: 44850
SecurityFocus: 30958 - WordNet Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32184 - Gentoo update for wordnet, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 48476 - Princeton WordNet (wn) wnutil.c Environment Variable Handling Local Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 19377 - Princeton University Wordnet Multiple Buffer Overflows Allows Remote DoS or Code Execution, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/16/2019 16:17
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (74), 08/16/2019 16:17 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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