CVE-2023-40166
Notepad++ heap buffer read overflow in FileManager::detectLanguageFromTextBegining
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Notepad++ heap buffer read overflow in FileManager::detectLanguageFromTextBegining
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++.
Reserved 2023-08-09 | Published 2023-08-25 | Updated 2024-10-02 | Assigner GitHub_MCWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-092_Notepad__/
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