vulnerability
NotepadPlusPlus: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') (CVE-2023-40031)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 25, 2023 | Sep 11, 2023 | Apr 7, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 25, 2023
Added
Sep 11, 2023
Modified
Apr 7, 2026
Description
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++.
Solution
notepadplusplus-upgrade-latest
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