CVE-2022-23947
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Feb 4, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 25, 2022
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber and excellon DCodeNumber parsing functionality of KiCad EDA 6.0.1 and master commit de006fc010. A specially-crafted gerber or excellon file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | talos |
Weaknesses
- CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
KiCadn/a |
|
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1460
- FEDORA-2022-78b18981a6vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220510 [SECURITY] [DLA 2998-1] kicad security updatemailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220820 [SECURITY] [DLA 3078-1] kicad security updatemailing-list
- DSA-5214vendor-advisory
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