CVE-2014-9456 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in NotePad++ version 6.6.9. An attacker can trigger this flaw by providing a specially crafted XML file containing an excessively long Time attribute within an Event element, leading to unspecified but severe impact. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable remotely without authentication, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB (EDB-35589), though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.6.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:don_ho:notepad\+\+:6.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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