Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2023· Updated Oct 2, 2024
Notepad++ global buffer read overflow in nsCodingStateMachine::NextState
CVE-2023-40164
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 nsCodingStateMachine::NextStater. 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++.
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Affected products
2<=8.5.6+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=8.5.6
- (no CPE)range: <= 8.5.6
Patches
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References
1- securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-092_Notepad__/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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