Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting kicad package, versions <5.0.2+dfsg1-1+deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-KICAD-2412366
  • published23 Feb 2022
  • disclosed16 Feb 2022

Introduced: 16 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-23804  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 kicad to version 5.0.2+dfsg1-1+deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kicad package and not the kicad package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber and excellon ReadIJCoord coordinate 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.

CVSS Scores

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