CVE-2021-40402 Information disclosure in Gerbv
An attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read in Gerbv by providing a malicious Gerber file, leading to information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-40402?
CVE-2021-40402 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 multiple outline primitives functionality of Gerbv 2.7.0 and dev (commit b5f1eacd), and Gerbv forked 2.7.1 and 2.8.0. 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-2021-40402?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gerbv Project Gerbv.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40402?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40402 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-40402 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-40402 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Gerbv
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40402, GHSA-8x52-mcj6-x4gh, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40402.