CVE-2007-2666

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Published May 14, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.6 High EPSS 15.5% KEV · Not listed

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++.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:notepad\+\+:notepad\+\+::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:scintilla:scintilla:1.73:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

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Exploit prediction score: 15.5% (15.513% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Notepad\+\+ Notepad\+\+

Scintilla Scintilla

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 1:49 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 14, 2007, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 1:49 PM
Reserved: May 14, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:40 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 14, 2007, 11:19 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:40 PM

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