FKIE_CVE-2009-3857

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-11-04 17:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:12
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9133
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51674
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9133
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51674
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
softonic scite 1.72
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  "id": "CVE-2009-3857",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:12:29.270",
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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