CVE-2007-2666

Summary

CVECVE-2007-2666
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-05-14 23:19:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-16 16:44:00 UTC
DescriptionStack-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++.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Notepad Notepad All All All All
Application Notepad Notepad All All All All
Application Scintilla Scintilla 1.73 All All All
Application Scintilla Scintilla 1.73 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Notepad++ Ruby Source File Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Notepad++ Ruby Source File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Notepad++ 4.1 (Windows x86) - '.ruby' File Processing Buffer Overflow - Windows_x86 local Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Scintilla LexRuby.cxx Ruby Source File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
36007 OSVDB osvdb.org
CVS Info for project scintilla CONFIRM scintilla.cvs.sourceforge.net
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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