Notepad++ nsCodingStateMachine::NextState() Unauthorized Access

The vulnerability of the nsCodingStateMachine::NextState function in the Notepad++ text editor is related to the execution of operations outside the buffer boundaries in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information...

Notepad++ security vulnerabilities

Notepad++ is an open source plain text editor by Don Ho, an individual developer in Taiwan, China. A security vulnerability exists in Notepad++, which stems from a global buffer read overflow vulnerability in the nsCodingStateMachine::NextStater function...

PT-2023-4779 · Notepad++ · Notepad++

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Notepad++ versions 8.5.6 and prior Description: The issue is related to a global buffer read overflow in the nsCodingStateMachine::NextStater function. This may potentially be used to leak internal memory allocation information. The...