CVE-2023-40166
Notepad++ heap buffer read overflow in FileManager::detectLanguageFromTextBegining
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.4%
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++.
- Affected
- notepad-plus-plus
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS
- 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 34th percentile
- Published
- 2023-08-25
- Updated
- 2024-10-02