Buffer overflow in Kicad Eda
CVE-2022-23803
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber and excellon ReadXYCoord 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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kicad Eda — versions 6.0.1
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35
- Kicad — versions KiCad EDA 6.0.1, KiCad EDA master commit de006fc010
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1453 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00009.html (mailing-list, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00010.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5214 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23803?
- CVE-2022-23803 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kicad Eda, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-16.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23803?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.