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Debian DSA-1634-1 : wordnet - stack and heap overflows

critical Nessus Plugin ID 34088

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Rob Holland discovered several programming errors in WordNet, an electronic lexical database of the English language. These flaws could allow arbitrary code execution when used with untrusted input, for example when WordNet is in use as a back end for a web application.

Solution

Upgrade the wordnet package.

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1:2.1-4+etch1.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=481186

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1634

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 34088

File Name: debian_DSA-1634.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/5/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wordnet, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 9/1/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2149, CVE-2008-3908

CWE: 119

DSA: 1634