TI-2009-03665 Aliases CVE-2009-3857 GHSA-wvhm-v482-m2w5

Buffer overflow in Softonic International SciTE 1.72 allows user-assisted remote…

LOW 24CWE-119Published 2009-11-04 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01979 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:softonic:scite:1.72:::::::*	1.72	Vulnerable	Softonic

cpe:2.3:a:softonic:scite:1.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.72 Vulnerable ·Softonic

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3857
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvhm-v482-m2w5

References

Exploit 1

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Sources

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