{"id":"CVE-2008-3908","aliases":["AZL-37061","AZL-7423","DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3908","DSA-1634-1","DTSA-163-1","EUVD-2008-3894","GHSA-7rh6-v5xq-4587"],"status":"published","title":"Multiple buffer overflows in Princeton WordNet (wn) 3.0 allow context-dependent attackers to...","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.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":10,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-07","score":0.04429,"percentile":0.91432,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"published":"2008-09-01T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-11-05T05:36:30Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Azure Linux:3","package":"wordnet","fixed_in":["3.0-43"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Azure Linux:2","package":"wordnet","fixed_in":["3.0-38"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"wordnet","fixed_in":["1:3.0-12"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"wordnet","fixed_in":["1:3.0-12"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"wordnet","fixed_in":["1:3.0-12"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:5.0","package":"wordnet","fixed_in":["3.0-11+lenny1"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Azure Linux:3","package":"wordnet","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.0-43"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Azure Linux:2","package":"wordnet","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.0-38"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"wordnet","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.0-12"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"wordnet","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.0-12"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"wordnet","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.0-12"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:4.0","package":"wordnet","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:2.1-4+etch1"}]}],"versions":["1:2.1-4"],"bundled":2},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:5.0","package":"wordnet","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.0-11+lenny1"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"princeton_university","product":"wordnet"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30958","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Patch","fix"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32184","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred","advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-014/wordnet.patch","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44851","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495883/100/0/threaded","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-014.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","advisory"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44850","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-014/analysis.txt","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4217","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SREASON","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xml","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_GENTOO","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44849","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44848","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3908","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7rh6-v5xq-4587"},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-3908","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2008-3908","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.","status":"published","published":"2008-09-04T17:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T09:53:00.711Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:45.504702Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2008-3894","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.","status":"published","published":"2008-09-04T17:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T09:53:00Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T01:38:50.380359Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-7rh6-v5xq-4587","title":"Multiple buffer overflows in Princeton WordNet (wn) 3.0 allow context-dependent attackers to...","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.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-02T00:05:00Z","modified":"2023-01-31T05:07:10Z","cwes":["CWE-119"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:49:09.743979Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2008-3908","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.","status":"published","published":"2008-09-04T17:41:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:56:47.187Z","cvss":[{"version":"2.0","score":10,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-119"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:01:28.625777Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"AZL-37061","title":"CVE-2008-3908 affecting package wordnet for versions less than 3.0-43","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.","status":"published","published":"2008-09-04T17:41:00Z","modified":"2026-11-05T05:36:30Z","updated_at":"2026-11-05T16:41:19.751978Z"},{"id":"AZL-7423","title":"CVE-2008-3908 affecting package wordnet for versions less than 3.0-38","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.","status":"published","published":"2008-09-04T17:41:00Z","modified":"2026-04-21T04:38:41.258676Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:28:09.474476Z"},{"id":"CVE-2008-3908","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.","status":"published","published":"2008-09-04T17:41:00Z","modified":"2026-04-10T03:40:05.715372Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:43:57.452479Z"},{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3908","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.","status":"published","published":"2008-09-04T17:41:00Z","modified":"2026-10-23T17:47:31.058249951Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:23.742363Z"},{"id":"DSA-1634-1","title":"wordnet - arbitrary code execution","status":"published","published":"2008-09-01T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-03-09T01:19:48.067399Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:14.734124Z"},{"id":"DTSA-163-1","title":"wordnet - several overflows","status":"published","published":"2008-09-02T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-03-09T01:01:44.693807Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:18.716547Z"}]}}