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NotepadPlusPlus: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') (CVE-2023-40031)

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NotepadPlusPlus: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') (CVE-2023-40031)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/25/2023
Created
09/11/2023
Added
09/11/2023
Modified
09/11/2023

Description

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++.

Solution(s)

  • notepadplusplus-upgrade-latest

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