VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2009-3857
CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.98%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-11-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer