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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 4, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-23947

CVE-2022-23947

Description

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.

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Affected products

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  • KiCad/Eda2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:kicad:kicad_eda:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:kicad:kicad_eda:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <6.0.1
  • Debian/linux3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • KiCad/KiCad EDAdescription

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