CVE-2007-2666
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...
- Published
- May 14, 2007
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- May 12, 2007
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 96.7%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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++.
Sources
1vade79 · windows_x86 · May 12, 2007
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