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nvd[email protected]NVD:CVE-2023-40031
HistoryAug 25, 2023 - 8:15 p.m.

CVE-2023-40031

2023-08-2520:15:08
CWE-120
CWE-122
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5
notepad++
source code editor
vulnerable
heap buffer overflow
utf8_16_read
arbitrary code execution
patches

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

30.0%

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 configurations

Nvd
Node
notepad-plus-plusnotepad\+\+Range8.5.6
VendorProductVersionCPE
notepad-plus-plusnotepad\+\+*cpe:2.3:a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

30.0%