CVE-2007-2666
HIGHEPSS 96th pctlDescription
Stack-based buffer overflow in LexRuby.cxx (SciLexer.dll) in Scintilla 1.73, as used by notepad++ 4.1.1 and earlier, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain Ruby (.rb) files with long lines. NOTE: this was originally reported as a vulnerability in notepad++.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://osvdb.org/36007
- http://scintilla.cvs.sourceforge.net/scintilla/scintilla/src/LexRuby.cxx?view=log#rev1.13
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25245
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25327
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468529/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469348/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23961
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1794
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1867
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34269
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34372
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3912
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