CVE Vulnerability

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.

6.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

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

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

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:notepad-plus-plus:notepad++:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:scintilla:scintilla:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-09-14 04:15

Updated : 2020-08-24 05:37

NVD link : CVE-2019-16294

Mitre link : CVE-2019-16294

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-787