Name: CVE-2023-40031: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-40031, CWE-120, CWE-122, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00517

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++.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Notepadplusplus	—	Upgrade NotepadPlusPlus to the latest version	Sep 11, 2023	Aug 25, 2023

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CVSS Details

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