cve/2019/CVE-2019-16294.md

### [CVE-2019-16294](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16294)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154706/Notepad-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154706/Notepad-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service.html
- https://github.com/bi7s/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-16294
- https://github.com/bi7s/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-16294

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.