CVE-2022-25170
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe affected product is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow while processing project files, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that occurs when the affected product processes project files. By supplying a specially crafted project file with oversized or malformed data, an attacker can overflow a stack-allocated buffer and overwrite return addresses or adjacent memory, potentially achieving arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the vulnerable process.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.5.100CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Fatek Fvdesigner installationSearch for Fvdesigner.exe or Fatek Fvdesigner in Program Files directories, or check for the application in the Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall or HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UninstallAffected if The software is found installed on the system
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Determine installed versionRight-click the executable or its shortcut, select Properties, and check the Details tab for the Version info; alternatively, check the version listed in Add/Remove Programs or the vendor installerAffected if A version number is returned from the software
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Compare version to affected rangeCompare the discovered version against the affected range: versions 1.5.100 and below are vulnerableAffected if The installed version is 1.5.100 or lower, meaning the version falls within the affected range
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Assess exposure to project file processingNote whether the software is used to open or process project files from external or untrusted sourcesAffected if Users process project files with this software, as the vulnerability triggers during project file parsing
A system is affected if Fatek Fvdesigner version 1.5.100 or lower is installed and used to process project files, as the stack-based buffer overflow occurs during project file parsing with oversized or malformed data.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict bounds checking on all file parsing routines, replace unsafe string handling functions (strcpy, sprintf, etc.) with safe alternatives (strncpy, snprintf), and apply any available vendor patches. Consider sandboxing or restricting processing of untrusted project files.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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