CVE-2022-23946 | BDVDB-2026-169296 Detail
KiCad
Description#
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber and excellon GCodeNumber 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.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
References#
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1460
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5EMCGSSP3FIWCSL2KXVXLF35JYZKZE5Q/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00009.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00010.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5214
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.