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NotepadPlusPlus: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') (CVE-2023-40166)

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NotepadPlusPlus: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') (CVE-2023-40166)

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 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++.

Solution(s)

  • notepadplusplus-upgrade-latest

References

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