CVE-2023-40164

Medium

Description

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++.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductNotepad-plus-plus Notepad\+\+
PublishedAug 25, 2023
First seenAug 25, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-120CWE-120

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
notepad-plus-plus notepad\+\+v ≤ 8.5.6—

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CVE-2023-40164 · Notepad-plus-plus Notepad\+\+ · Dark Radar