CVE-2011-10015

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductCytel Studio
PublishedAug 13, 2025
First seenAug 13, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-121CWE-121

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Cytel Inc. Cytel Studiov ≤ 9.0—

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