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    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.

    Published:Sep 14, 2019
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Sep 14, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.15607
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Notepad-plus-plus
    Product
    Notepad\+\+
    Vendor
    Scintilla
    Product
    Scintilla

    Exploits

    https://github.com/bi7s/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-16294https://github.com/bi7s/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-16294https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47393

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High