// For flags

CVE-2009-3857

ScITE Editor 1.72 - Local Crash

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Buffer overflow in Softonic International SciTE 1.72 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a Ruby (.rb) file containing a long string, which triggers the crash when a scroll bar is used.

Desbordamiento de búfer en Softonic International SciTE v1.72, permite a atacantes asistidos por el usuario provocar una denegación de servicio (caída de aplicación) a través de un archivo Ruby (.rb) que contiene una cadena larga, que lanza la caída cuando se usa la barra de desplazamiento.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2009-07-13 First Exploit
  • 2009-11-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2009-11-04 CVE Published
  • 2024-06-14 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE 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
Softonic
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 Scite
Search vendor "Softonic" for product "Scite"
 1.72
Search vendor "Softonic" for product "Scite" and version "1.72"
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Affected