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CVE-2022-34279: A vulnerability has been identified in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer (All versions). The affected application is vulnerable to an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated buffer when parsing PCB...

CVE-2022-34279 · published 4 years ago
Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer (All versions). The affected application is vulnerable to an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated buffer when parsing PCB files. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current pro...

What to do

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Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
siemens pads_viewer All versions
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:pads_viewer:*:*:*:*:plus:*:*:*
Original advisory text
A vulnerability has been identified in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer (All versions). The affected application is vulnerable to an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated buffer when parsing PCB...
A vulnerability has been identified in PADS Standard/Plus Viewer (All versions). The affected application is vulnerable to an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated buffer when parsing PCB files. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. (FG-VD-22-044)
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
7.8 High
Exploitation
1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
Timeline
Published12 Jul 2022
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
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