{"id":"USN-7466-1","summary":"kicad vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that KiCad incorrectly handled memory when opening\nmalicious files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a\ndenial of service or execute arbitrary commands.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:48:35Z","published":"2025-04-28T12:03:12Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23803","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23804","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23946","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23947"],"upstream":["CVE-2022-23803","CVE-2022-23804","CVE-2022-23946","CVE-2022-23947","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23803","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23804","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23946","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23947"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7466-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23803"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23804"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23946"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23947"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"kicad","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/kicad@4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"}]}],"versions":["4.0.6+dfsg1-1","4.0.6+dfsg1-1build1","4.0.7+dfsg1-1","4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu1","4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"kicad","binary_version":"4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"},{"binary_name":"kicad-common","binary_version":"4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"},{"binary_name":"kicad-doc-ca","binary_version":"4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"},{"binary_name":"kicad-doc-de","binary_version":"4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"},{"binary_name":"kicad-doc-en","binary_version":"4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"},{"binary_name":"kicad-doc-es","binary_version":"4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"},{"binary_name":"kicad-doc-fr","binary_version":"4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"},{"binary_name":"kicad-doc-id","binary_version":"4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"},{"binary_name":"kicad-doc-it","binary_version":"4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"},{"binary_name":"kicad-doc-ja","binary_version":"4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"},{"binary_name":"kicad-doc-nl","binary_version":"4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"},{"binary_name":"kicad-doc-pl","binary_version":"4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"},{"binary_name":"kicad-doc-ru","binary_version":"4.0.7+dfsg1-1ubuntu2+esm1"}],"availability":"Available 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