CVE-2009-3857

Softonic International SciTE 1.72 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by prodigy · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9133

Scores

EPSS 0.0632
EPSS Percentile 91.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
softonic/scite 1.72
Published Nov 04, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026