CVE-2023-40164
Notepad++ global buffer read overflow in nsCodingStateMachine::NextState
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Aug 25, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 2, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 9, 2023
Description
Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Versions 8.5.6 and prior are vulnerable to global buffer read overflow in `nsCodingStateMachine::NextStater`. The exploitability of this issue is not clear. Potentially, it may be used to leak internal memory allocation information. As of time of publication, no known patches are available in existing versions of Notepad++.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
notepad-plus-plusnotepad-plus-plus |
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References
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