CVE-2009-3857 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Softonic International SciTE 1.72 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a Ruby (.rb) file containing a long string, which triggers the crash when a scroll bar is used.

Published: 2009-11-04

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 2.0% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:softonic:scite:1.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-3828	Buffer overflow in Softonic International SciTE 1.72 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a Ruby (.rb) file containing a long string, which triggers the crash when a scroll bar is used.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01979.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9133
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51674

History

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Subscriptions

Softonic Scite

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-11-04T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:45:50.765Z

Reserved: 2009-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3857

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-11-04T17:30:00.250

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:12:29.270

Link: CVE-2009-3857

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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