CVE-2007-2666 (GCVE-0-2007-2666)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-05-14 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 13:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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++.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469348/100… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23961 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://scintilla.cvs.sourceforge.net/scintilla/sc… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://osvdb.org/36007 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25245 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2007-05-12 00:00
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