Out-of-bounds Read Affecting gerbv package, versions <2.9.2-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-GERBV-2401751
  • published16 Feb 2022
  • disclosed14 Apr 2022

Introduced: 16 Feb 2022

CVE-2021-40400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable gerbv to version 2.9.2-1 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the RS-274X aperture macro outline primitive functionality of Gerbv 2.7.0 and dev (commit b5f1eacd) and the forked version of Gerbv (commit d7f42a9a). A specially-crafted Gerber file can lead to information disclosure. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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