Description
Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Versions 8.5.6 and prior are vulnerable to heap buffer read overflow in `FileManager::detectLanguageFromTextBegining `. 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++.
Published: 2023-08-25
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-44773 Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Versions 8.5.6 and prior are vulnerable to heap buffer read overflow in `FileManager::detectLanguageFromTextBegining `. 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++.
History

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Notepad-plus-plus Notepad\+\+
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2024-10-02T14:50:07.295Z

Reserved: 2023-08-09T15:26:41.050Z

Link: CVE-2023-40166

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:24:55.584Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-25T21:15:08.777

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:18:54.703

Link: CVE-2023-40166

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