CVE-2007-2666
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.2%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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 2.0
- 7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 15.23% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- notepad\+\+/notepad\+\+ · scintilla/scintilla
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/36007
- http://scintilla.cvs.sourceforge.net/scintilla/scintilla/src/LexRuby.cxx?view=log#rev1.13
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25245Vendor Advisory
- 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/2007/1794Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1867Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34269
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34372
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3912
- http://osvdb.org/36007
- http://scintilla.cvs.sourceforge.net/scintilla/scintilla/src/LexRuby.cxx?view=log#rev1.13
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25245Vendor Advisory
- 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/2007/1794Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1867Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34269
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34372
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3912
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.