Don Ho Notepad++ 6.6.9 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Don Ho Notepad++ 6.6.9. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9456. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Don Ho Notepad++ 6.6.9 (Document Reader Software). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in NotePad++ 6.6.9 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a long Time attribute in an Event element in an XML file. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly mapped to CVE-2014-1004; see CVE-2014-1004 for more information.

The weakness was published 01/02/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-9456 since 01/02/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123070 (NotePad++ Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (35589). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 800321
OpenVAS Name: Notepad++ Buffer overflow Vulnerability - Jan15 (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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03/27/2015 +84 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-9456 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9456
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73485
SecurityFocus: 88191

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 12/08/2024 01:49
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (40), 09/14/2018 07:29 (14), 04/10/2022 13:38 (3), 12/08/2024 01:49 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:2CF:103

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