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CVE-2007-2666

Notepad++ 4.1 (Windows x86) - '.ruby' File Processing Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

7.6
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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++.

Un desbordamiento de búfer en la región Stack de la memoria en el archivo LexRuby.cxx (SciLexer.dll) en Scintilla versión 1.73, tal y como se utiliza en notepad++ versión 4.1.1 y anteriores, permite a los atacantes remotos asistidos por el usuario ejecutar código arbitrario por medio de ciertos archivos Ruby (.rb) con líneas largas. NOTA: esto fue reportado originalmente como una vulnerabilidad en notepad++.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2007-05-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2007-05-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-07 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Notepad\+\+
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Notepad\+\+
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<= 4.1.1
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Affected
Scintilla
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Scintilla
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1.73
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Affected