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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…
High7.6EPSS 15.5%
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- mitre
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++.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 15.5% · top 3.2% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (12)
- ADV-2007-1794 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20070513 notepad++[v4.1]: (win32) ruby file processing buffer overflow exploit. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 3912 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 25327 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1867 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20070523 Re: notepad++[v4.1]: (win32) ruby file processing buffer overflow exploit. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 23961 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- notepadplus-rb-bo(34269) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://scintilla.cvs.sourceforge.net/scintilla/scintilla/src/LexRuby.cxx?view=log#rev1.13 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- scintilla-rb-bo(34372) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 36007 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 25245 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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