CVE-2023-40164
Notepad++ global buffer read overflow in nsCodingStateMachine::NextState
Summary
Notepad++ global buffer read overflow in nsCodingStateMachine::NextState
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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++.
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory securitylab.github.com