CVE-2022-23804
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 6.0.2+dfsg-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 6.0.2+dfsg-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 6.0.2+dfsg-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 5.1.9+dfsg1-1+deb11u1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 6.0.2+dfsg-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.