vulnerability
NotepadPlusPlus: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') (CVE-2023-40036)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | 2023-08-25 | 2023-09-11 | 2025-01-28 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
2023-08-25
Added
2023-09-11
Modified
2025-01-28
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 `CharDistributionAnalysis::HandleOneChar`. 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++.
Solution
notepadplusplus-upgrade-latest
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