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CVE-2019-16294

Notepad++ < 7.7 (x64) - Denial of Service

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

SciLexer.dll in Scintilla in Notepad++ (x64) before 7.7 allows remote code execution or denial of service via Unicode characters in a crafted .ml file.

La biblioteca SciLexer.dll en Scintilla en Notepad ++ (x64) versiones anteriores a 7.7, permite la ejecución de código remota o la denegación de servicio por medio de caracteres Unicode en un archivo .ml diseñado.

Notepad++ (x64) versions prior to 7.7 allow remote code execution or denial of service via a crafted .ml file.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-09-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-09-14 CVE Published
  • 2019-09-16 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-12 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Notepad-plus-plus
Search vendor "Notepad-plus-plus"
 Notepad\+\+
Search vendor "Notepad-plus-plus" for product "Notepad\+\+"
 < 7.7
Search vendor "Notepad-plus-plus" for product "Notepad\+\+" and version " < 7.7"
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Affected
Scintilla
Search vendor "Scintilla"
 Scintilla
Search vendor "Scintilla" for product "Scintilla"
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Affected