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CVE-2007-2666

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 15.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2007-05-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

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++.

Affected products

• Notepad++: through 4.1.1
• Scintilla: 1.73

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

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