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CVE-2008-2149

CVE-2008-2149 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

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.

EPSS 1.46% · 81.2th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 2.0
7.5
EPSS Score
1.46%
81.2th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/a*
wordnetwordnet2.0, 3.0, 2.1

Timeline

  • May 12, 2008 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
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  • Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
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  • Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
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