Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2023· Updated Oct 2, 2024
Notepad++ vulnerable to heap buffer write overflow in Utf8_16_Read::convert
CVE-2023-40031
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++.
Affected products
1- Range: <= 8.5.6
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-092_Notepad__/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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