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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-31901

Buffer overflow in function Notepad_plus::addHotSpot in Notepad++ v8.4.3 and earlier allows attackers to crash the application via two crafted files.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.31%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Buffer overflow in function Notepad_plus::addHotSpot in Notepad++ v8.4.3 and earlier allows attackers to crash the application via two crafted files.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.31% probability · 69th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
notepad-plus-plus/notepad\+\+
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.