CVE-2023-40166 (GCVE-0-2023-40166)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-25 20:20 – Updated: 2024-10-02 14:50
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Title
Notepad++ heap buffer read overflow in FileManager::detectLanguageFromTextBegining
Summary
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++.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
notepad-plus-plus notepad-plus-plus Affected: <= 8.5.6
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