CVE-2022-23947

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.

Categories

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a KiCad
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1460 third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5EMCGSSP3FIWCSL2KXVXLF35JYZKZE5Q/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00009.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00010.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5214 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-23947?
CVE-2022-23947 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-23947?
To fix CVE-2022-23947, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-23947 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-23947 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-23947?
CVE-2022-23947 affects n/a KiCad.
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