cvelist/2008/3xxx/CVE-2008-3908.json

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        "ID": "CVE-2008-3908",
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    "description": {
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                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "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."
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    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "30958",
                "refsource": "BID",
                "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30958"
            },
            {
                "name": "32184",
                "refsource": "SECUNIA",
                "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32184"
            },
            {
                "name": "http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-014/wordnet.patch",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-014/wordnet.patch"
            },
            {
                "name": "wordnet-binsrch-search-bo(44851)",
                "refsource": "XF",
                "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44851"
            },
            {
                "name": "20080901 [oCERT-2008-014] WordNet stack and heap overflows",
                "refsource": "BUGTRAQ",
                "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495883/100/0/threaded"
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            {
                "name": "http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-014.html",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-014.html"
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            {
                "name": "wordnet-wninit-bo(44850)",
                "refsource": "XF",
                "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44850"
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            {
                "name": "http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-014/analysis.txt",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "http://www.ocert.org/analysis/2008-014/analysis.txt"
            },
            {
                "name": "4217",
                "refsource": "SREASON",
                "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4217"
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            {
                "name": "GLSA-200810-01",
                "refsource": "GENTOO",
                "url": "http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xml"
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                "name": "wordnet-morphinit-bo(44849)",
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                "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44849"
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                "name": "wordnet-morph-search-bo(44848)",
                "refsource": "XF",
                "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44848"
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