VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-3908
CVSS score10 HIGH
EPSS probability4.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-09-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer