CVE-2007-2666 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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++.

Published: 2007-05-14

Score: 7.6 High

EPSS: 19.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

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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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.19511.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-05-14T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:49:56.939Z

Reserved: 2007-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-2666

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-05-14T23:19:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-2666

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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