KiCad EDA buffer overflow | CVE-2022-23947
NAME
KiCad EDA buffer overflow
- Platforms Affected:
KiCad KiCad EDA 6.0.1
KiCad KiCad EDA master commit de006fc010 - Risk Level:
8.8 - Exploitability:
Proof of Concept - Consequences:
Gain Access
DESCRIPTION
KiCad EDA is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Gerber Viewer gerber and excellon GCode/Dcode parsing functionality. By using a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: Required
- Scope: Unchanged
- Access Vector: Network
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: High
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Refer to the KiCad Web site for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1460 - Reference Link:
https://www.kicad.org/
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