CVE-2022-23947

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    CVE-2022-23947

    Published: 4 Feb 2022Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5EMCGSSP3FIWCSL2KXVXLF35JYZKZE5Q/, https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1460, https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5214, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00009.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00010.html

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
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    Availability
    None
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    High