Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Versions 8.5.6 and prior are vulnerable to global buffer read overflow in `CharDistributionAnalysis::HandleOneChar`. 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++.
CVSS
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Configurations
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History
25 Aug 2023, 21:15
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Information
Published : 2023-08-25 20:15
Updated : 2023-08-26 04:05
NVD link : CVE-2023-40036
Mitre link : CVE-2023-40036
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Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')