CVE-2019-16294

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154706/Notepad-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/bi7s/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-16294	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.7.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.scintilla.org/ScintillaHistory.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:scintilla:scintilla:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

28 Feb 2023, 19:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154706/Notepad-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service.html -~~	(MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154706/Notepad-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service.html - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2019-09-14 16:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:59

NVD link : CVE-2019-16294

Mitre link : CVE-2019-16294

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-16294

JSON object : View

Products Affected

notepad-plus-plus

notepad\+\+

scintilla

scintilla

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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