dail8859 NotepadNext up to 0.11 lparser.C singlevar out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in dail8859 NotepadNext up to 0.11. This issue affects the function singlevar of the file lparser.C. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-52938. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in dail8859 NotepadNext up to 0.11. This issue affects the function singlevar of the file lparser.C. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in dail8859 NotepadNext (src/lua/src modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files lparser.C. This issue affects NotepadNext: through v0.11. The singlevar() in lparser.c lacks a certain luaK_exp2anyregup call, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read that might affect a system that compiles untrusted Lua code.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-52938 since 06/23/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Applying the patch 66b8a97d9fdfd2257996875716f39c18d84e004f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-18872). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 66b8a97d9fdfd2257996875716f39c18d84e004f

Timelineinfo

06/23/2025 Advisory disclosed
06/23/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
06/23/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/23/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-52938 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-52938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-313625
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2025 12:39
Updated: 06/23/2025 17:14
Changes: 06/23/2025 12:39 (75), 06/23/2025 17:14 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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