Missing Initialization of a Variable Affecting gerbv package, versions <2.6.0-1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.08% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-GERBV-2395510
  • published21 Mar 2026
  • disclosed4 Feb 2022

Introduced: 4 Feb 2022

CVE-2021-40403  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-456  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 gerbv to version 2.6.0-1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the pick-and-place rotation parsing functionality of Gerbv 2.7.0 and dev (commit b5f1eacd), and Gerbv forked 2.8.0. A specially-crafted pick-and-place file can exploit the missing initialization of a structure to leak memory contents. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1