CVE-2011-10015
Cytel Studio Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Cytel Studio version 9.0 and earlier is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow triggered by parsing a malformed .CY3 file. The vulnerability occurs when the application copies user-controlled strings into a fixed-size stack buffer (256 bytes) without proper bounds checking. Exploitation allows arbitrary code execution when the crafted file is opened.
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Published Date :
Aug. 13, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 14, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 14, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/cytel_studio_cy3.rb Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18027 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 13, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned Added Description Cytel Studio version 9.0 and earlier is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow triggered by parsing a malformed .CY3 file. The vulnerability occurs when the application copies user-controlled strings into a fixed-size stack buffer (256 bytes) without proper bounds checking. Exploitation allows arbitrary code execution when the crafted file is opened. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-121 Added Reference http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/cytel_1-adv.txt Added Reference https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/cytel_studio_cy3.rb Added Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20110301000000*/http://www.cytel.com/Software/StatXact.aspx Added Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20110708215826/http://www.cytel.com/Software/LogXact.aspx Added Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20110708215830/http://www.cytel.com/Software/StatXact.aspx Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17930 Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18027 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cytel-studio-cy3-file-stack-buffer-overflow