CVE-2022-34291
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 · uneditedA 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-22-057, FG-VD-22-058, FG-VD-22-060)
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 confidencePADS Standard/Plus Viewer contains a stack corruption vulnerability triggered during PCB file parsing. The memory corruption allows an attacker to leak information from the process context, potentially exposing sensitive data through malformed PCB file input.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Verify PADS Viewer installationCheck for PADS Viewer installation by searching program directories (typically C:\Mentor\ or C:\Siemens\) or checking Windows Add/Remove Programs for 'PADS' or 'PADS Viewer' entriesAffected if PADS Viewer software is found installed on the system
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Identify installed versionLocate the executable (often named PadsViewer.exe or similar in the installation folder) and check file properties for version information, or use Windows Programs and Features to view the versionAffected if Any version of PADS Viewer is installed (all versions are affected)
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Confirm PCB file handling usageReview recent file access logs, temporary files, or check if the user/application opens .pcb files. Examine default file associations for .pcb extensions in WindowsAffected if The system uses PADS Viewer to open or parse PCB files
A system is affected if PADS Viewer is installed and is used to open or parse PCB files, regardless of version since all versions are vulnerable to stack corruption during PCB file parsing.
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 dataSince all versions are affected and no patch is mentioned, users should avoid opening untrusted PCB files until a vendor update is available. Consider sandboxing the application or implementing file validation before parsing.
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