Softonic SciTE 1.72 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Softonic SciTE 1.72 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-3857. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Softonic SciTE 1.72. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 11/04/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3857 since 11/04/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51674) and Exploit-DB (9133). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Softonic

Name

SciTE

Version

1.72

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-3857 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50698
X-Force: 51674

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/03/2024 20:56
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (46), 03/27/2019 09:15 (4), 12/03/2024 20:56 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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