CVE-2007-2666 EXPLOIT
7.6
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15.5% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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++.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.6 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 15.51% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-05-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| notepad\+\+ | notepad\+\+ |
| scintilla | scintilla |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Notepad++ 4.1 (Windows x86) - '.ruby' File Processing Buffer Overflow | 2007-05-12 |
References
- 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
- 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
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