Buffer overflow in Cytel Inc. Studio
CVE-2011-10015
Cytel Studio version 9.0 and earlier is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow triggered by parsing a malformed .CY3 file. The vulnerability occurs when the application copies user-controlled strings into a fixed-size stack buffer (256 bytes) without proper bounds checking. Exploitation allows arbitrary code execution when the crafted file is opened.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cytel Inc. Studio — versions 0
- Cytel Inc. Studio — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/w… (exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17930 (exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18027 (exploit)
- aluigi.altervista.org/adv/cytel_1-adv.txt (technical-description, exploit)
- web.archive.org/web/20110708215826/http://www.cytel.com/Software/LogXact.aspx (product)
- web.archive.org/web/20110708215830/http://www.cytel.com/Software/StatXact.aspx (product)
- web.archive.org/web/20110301000000*/http://www.cytel.com/Software/StatXact.aspx (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cytel-studio-cy3-file-stack-buffer-overflow (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-10015?
- CVE-2011-10015 is a vulnerability in Cytel Inc. Studio, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. Published 2025-08-13.
- Is CVE-2011-10015 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.