Access of Uninitialized Pointer Affecting gerbv package, versions <2.7.0-1+deb10u3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-GERBV-5861721
  • published26 Aug 2023
  • disclosed24 Aug 2023

Introduced: 24 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-4508  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-824  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 gerbv to version 2.7.0-1+deb10u3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gerbv package and not the gerbv package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A user able to control file input to Gerbv, between versions 2.4.0 and 2.10.0, can cause a crash and cause denial-of-service with a specially crafted Gerber RS-274X file.

CVSS Scores

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