Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-3908
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3908
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.95%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 87 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-3908
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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10.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
10.0
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-3908
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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.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-3908
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4217
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44848
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44851
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xml
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http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-014/analysis.txt
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44849
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30958
Patch
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44850
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http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-014/wordnet.patch
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495883/100/0/threaded
Products affected by CVE-2008-3908
- cpe:2.3:a:princeton_university:wordnet:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*