Notepad++ < 8.5.7 Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

The version of Notepad++ installed on the remote host is prior to 8.5.7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilties. An authenticated, local attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. Note that Nessus has not...

CVE-2023-40031

Notepad++ versions

CVE-2023-40031 Notepad++ vulnerable to heap buffer write overflow in Utf8_16_Read::convert

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Versions 8.5.6 and prior are vulnerable to heap buffer write overflow in Utf816Read::convert. This issue may lead to arbitrary code execution. As of time of publication, no known patches are available in existing versions of Notepad++...