CVE-2021-40400 Information disclosure in Gerbv
An out-of-bounds read in Gerbv allows attackers to disclose information via a specially crafted Gerber file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-40400?
CVE-2021-40400 is a critical vulnerability in Gerbv, published on 14 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40400?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gerbv Project Gerbv.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40400?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2021-40400 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-40400 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Gerbv
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40400, GHSA-6c2w-p226-q9q8, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40400.