CVE-2014-9456 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2015-01-02

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 10.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:don_ho:notepad\+\+:6.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10511.

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35589
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88191

History

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Subscriptions

Don Ho Notepad\+\+

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-01-02T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:47:40.939Z

Reserved: 2015-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9456

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-01-02T20:59:16.163

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:18:24.483

Link: CVE-2014-9456

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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