Debian dla-3078 : kicad - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 164317

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3078 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3078-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Stefano Rivera August 20, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : kicad Version : 5.0.2+dfsg1-1+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2022-23803 CVE-2022-23804 CVE-2022-23946 CVE-2022-23947

KiCad is a suite of programs for the creation of printed circuit boards.
It includes a schematic editor, a PCB layout tool, support tools and a 3D viewer to display a finished & fully populated PCB.

Several buffer-overflows were discovered in the Gerber Viewer and excellon file parser, that could lead to code execution when opening a maliciously-crafted file.

CVE-2022-23803

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber and excellon ReadXYCoord coordinate parsing functionality of KiCad EDA.

CVE-2022-23804

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber and excellon ReadIJCoord coordinate parsing functionality of KiCad EDA.

CVE-2022-23946

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber and excellon GCodeNumber parsing functionality of KiCad EDA.

CVE-2022-23947

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Gerber Viewer gerber and excellon DCodeNumber parsing functionality of KiCad EDA.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 5.0.2+dfsg1-1+deb10u1.
These problems were previously dealt with in DLA-2998-1 for Debian 9 stretch, but the buster update wasn't applied, at the time.

We recommend that you upgrade your kicad packages.

For the detailed security status of kicad please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/kicad

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the kicad packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 164317

File Name: debian_DLA-3078.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/20/2022

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-23947

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-doc-ca, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-doc-de, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-doc-es, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-doc-fr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-doc-nl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-doc-zh, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-libraries, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-doc-en, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-doc-it, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-doc-ja, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-doc-pl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-doc-ru, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-demos, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kicad-doc-id

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/20/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-23803, CVE-2022-23804, CVE-2022-23946, CVE-2022-23947

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