Buffer overflow in Notepad\+\+
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. NOTE: this was originally reported as a vulnerability in notepad++.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.155 (96.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.152 · newest: 0.155 · change: +0.003
Affected products
- Notepad\+\+
- Scintilla — versions 1.73
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1794 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468529/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3912 (exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/25327 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1867 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469348/100/100/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23961 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34269 (vdb-entry)
- scintilla.cvs.sourceforge.net/scintilla/scintilla/src/LexRuby.cxx
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34372 (vdb-entry)