CVE-2022-23803
published 2022-02-16CVE-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…
PriorityP340high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.64%
73.8th percentile
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.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | kicad | < kicad 6.0.2+dfsg-1 (bookworm) | kicad 6.0.2+dfsg-1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| kicad | eda | — | — |
| kicad | kicad_eda | >= 0 < 5.1.9+dfsg1-1+deb11u1 | 5.1.9+dfsg1-1+deb11u1 |
| kicad | kicad_eda | >= 0 < 6.0.2+dfsg-1 | 6.0.2+dfsg-1 |
| kicad | kicad_eda | >= 0 < 6.0.2+dfsg-1 | 6.0.2+dfsg-1 |
| kicad | kicad_eda | >= 0 < 6.0.2+dfsg-1 | 6.0.2+dfsg-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-vr3r-85rj-x4p4: A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber and excellon ReadXYCoord coordinate parsing functionality of KiCad EDA
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-02-17
CVE-2022-23803 [HIGH] CWE-121 GHSA-vr3r-85rj-x4p4: A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber and excellon ReadXYCoord coordinate parsing functionality of KiCad EDA
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.
OSV
CVE-2022-23803: A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber and excellon ReadXYCoord coordinate parsing functionality of KiCad EDA
osv·2022-02-16·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-23803 [HIGH] CVE-2022-23803: A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber and excellon ReadXYCoord coordinate parsing functionality of KiCad EDA
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.
Ubuntu
KiCad vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-04-28
CVE-2022-23803 KiCad vulnerabilities
Title: KiCad vulnerabilities
Summary: KiCad could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.
It was discovered that KiCad incorrectly handled memory when opening
malicious files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary commands.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Debian
CVE-2022-23803: kicad - A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber a...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-23803 [HIGH] CVE-2022-23803: kicad - A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber a...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.0.2+dfsg-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 5.1.9+dfsg1-1+deb11u1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.0.2+dfsg-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.0.2+dfsg-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 6.0.2+dfsg-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00009.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00010.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5EMCGSSP3FIWCSL2KXVXLF35JYZKZE5Q/https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1453https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5214https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00009.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00010.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5EMCGSSP3FIWCSL2KXVXLF35JYZKZE5Q/https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1453https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5214
2022-02-16
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