Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-3857
CVE-2009-3857
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: =1.72
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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