Medium severity · published Feb 18, 2023
CVE-2023-0909
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in cxasm notepad-- 1.22
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in cxasm notepad-- 1.22. This affects an unknown part of the component Directory Comparison Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack needs to be approached locally. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221475.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
Notepad-- · Notepad-- Project
1.22 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0909
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0909
Exploit
https://gitee.com/cxasm/notepad--/issues/I6C80Z
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221475
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.221475
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