CVE-2014-9456 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 10.71% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-01-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| don ho | notepad\+\+ |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Notepad++ 6.6.9 - Buffer Overflow | 2014-12-22 |
References
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