CVE-2022-34287 Memory corruption in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer

Medium 5.5 Published 12 Jul 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A stack corruption vulnerability in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer allows attackers to leak information by parsing malicious PCB files.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-34287?

CVE-2022-34287 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Siemens PADS Standard/Plus Viewer, published on 12 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer (All versions). The affected application contains a stack corruption vulnerability while parsing PCB files. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to leak information in the context of the current process. (FG-VD-22-052, FG-VD-22-056)

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34287?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Siemens Pads Viewer.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34287?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34287 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-34287 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34287 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-457f-qv6r-jcjg.