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Fencer Vulns
high 7.6

CVE-2007-2666 in the critical feed json

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 r…

published 2007-05-14 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-2658

cvss
7.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
15.5%
EPSS 15.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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++.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-3912)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

15.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-3912 Notepad++ 4.1 (Windows x86) - '.ruby' File Processing Buffer Overflow local, 2007-05-12

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

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