CVE-2008-2149

Name	CVE-2008-2149
Description	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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DSA-1634-1
Debian Bugs	481186

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
wordnet (PTS)	jessie, stretch	1:3.0-33	fixed
	buster	1:3.0-35	fixed
	bullseye	1:3.0-36	fixed
	bookworm	1:3.0-37	fixed
	sid, trixie	1:3.0-38	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
wordnet	source	etch	1:2.1-4+etch1		DSA-1634-1
wordnet	source	(unstable)	1:3.0-10			481186

wordnet can be used as a backend to web applications