What is CVE-2022-34273?

CVE-2022-34273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Pads Standard/plus Viewer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-34273?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Siemens Pads Standard/plus Viewer

CVE-2022-34273

A vulnerability has been identified in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer (All versions). The affected application contains an out of bounds write past the end of an allocated structure while parsing specially crafted PCB files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (FG-VD-22-038)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (68.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Siemens Pads Standard/plus Viewer — versions All versions
Siemens Pads_viewer

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

productcert@siemens.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34273?: CVE-2022-34273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Pads Standard/plus Viewer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-34273?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.