Vulnerability Details : 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 to execute arbitrary code via certain Ruby (.rb) files with long lines. NOTE: this was originally reported as a vulnerability in notepad++.

Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Published 2007-05-14 23:19:00

Updated 2018-10-16 16:44:52

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2666

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 23.13%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 96 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-2666

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
7.6	HIGH	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	4.9	10.0	nvd@nist.gov
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: High Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2007-2666

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2007-2666

Products affected by CVE-2007-2666

Scintilla » Scintilla » Version: 1.73
cpe:2.3:a:scintilla:scintilla:1.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Notepad++ » Notepad++
Versions up to, including, (<=) 4.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:notepad\+\+:notepad\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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