CVE-2019-16294 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154706/Notepad-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service.html https://github.com/bi7s/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-16294 https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.7.html https://www.scintilla.org/ScintillaHistory.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8