Denial of service vulnerability in Notepad++ via Unicode characters - CVE-2019-16294ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:58723 | Date: (C)2019-10-04 (M)2023-03-08 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with Notepad++ before 7.7 and is prone to a denial of service vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to properly handle the SciLexer.dll in Scintilla in Notepad++ (x64). Successful exploitation could allow attackers to perform remote code execution or denial of service via Unicode characters in a crafted .ml file.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 11 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Vista |
Microsoft Windows XP |
Microsoft Windows 8 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |