CVE-2023-40031
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Versions 8.5.6 and prior are vulnerable to heap buffer write overflow in Utf8_16_Read::convert. This issue may lead to arbitrary code execution. As of time of publication, no known patches are available in existing versions of Notepad++.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| notepad-plus-plus | notepad-plus-plus | <= 8.5.6 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-120: CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
- CWE-122: CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
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