CVE-2011-10015

Cytel Studio <= 9.0 .CY3 File Stack Buffer Overflow

Published Aug 13, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-5248 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.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description 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.
Title Cytel Studio <= 9.0 .CY3 File Stack Buffer Overflow
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
May 25, 2026, 11:40 PM
Reserved
Aug 12, 2025, 8:36 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 13, 2025, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:28 PM