CVE-2023-40164

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Versions 8.5.6 and prior are vulnerable to global buffer read overflow in `nsCodingStateMachine::NextStater`. 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

No CVSS.

Configurations

No configuration.

History

25 Aug 2023, 21:15

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Information

Published : 2023-08-25 21:15

Updated : 2023-08-26 04:05


NVD link : CVE-2023-40164

Mitre link : CVE-2023-40164


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Products Affected

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CWE
CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')