CVE-2007-2666
highpriority · attend · 45EPSS 0.155 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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++.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.6
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-3912Notepad++ 4.1 (Windows x86) - '.ruby' File Processing Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (24)
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- http://osvdb.org/36007enisa_euvd
- http://scintilla.cvs.sourceforge.net/scintilla/scintilla/src/LexRuby.cxx?view=log#rev1.13enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25245enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25327enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468529/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469348/100/100/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23961enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1794enisa_euvd
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