--- WordNet/src/wn.c

+++ WordNet/src/wn.c

@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ static int searchwn(int ac, char *av[])

 		    outsenses += do_search(av[1], optptr->pos, optptr->search,

 					    whichsense, optptr->label);

 	    } else {

-		sprintf(tmpbuf, "wn: invalid search option: %s\n", av[j]);

+		/* Fix CVE-2008-2149: buffer overflows Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org> */

+		sprintf(tmpbuf, "wn: invalid search option: %.200s\n", av[j]);

 		display_message(tmpbuf);

 		errcount++;

 	    }