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CVE-2023-40036

Published: 2023-08-25T20:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T08:18Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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++. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt