CVE-2023-40031 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-40031 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 25/08/2023 | CVE Updated: 02/10/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: GitHub_M | Vendor: notepad-plus-plus | Product: notepad-plus-plus
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-40031 Description

Notepad++ is a free and open-source source code editor. Versions 8.5.6 and prior are vulnerable to heap buffer write overflow in `Utf8_16_Read::convert`. This issue may lead to arbitrary code execution. As of time of publication, no known patches are available in existing versions of Notepad++.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.8 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* LOCAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-120
CWE Name: CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ( Classic Buffer Overflow )
Source: notepad-plus-plus

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).