CVE-2008-1210

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-03-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ctags parsing code in Programmer's Notepad before 2.0.8.718 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted .c file, when the victim selects the Jump To dialog. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Pnotepad Programmers Notepad: through 2.0.6.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29233
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=581499&group_id=45545
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28119
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41022
http://secunia.com/advisories/29233
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=581499&group_id=45545
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28119
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41022

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