vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-6209-1 (CVE-2021-40394): Gerbv vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 22, 2021 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 22, 2021
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the RS-274X aperture macro variables handling functionality of Gerbv 2.7.0 and dev (commit b5f1eacd) and the forked version of Gerbv (commit 71493260). A specially-crafted gerber file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-gerbvubuntu-upgrade-gerbv
References
- CVE-2021-40394
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-40394
- CWE-787
- DEBIAN-DSA-5306
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-27571
- UBUNTU-USN-6209-1
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-27571
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1404
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1405
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6209-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40394
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