Vulnerability in Gerbv Project
CVE-2021-40401
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the RS-274X aperture definition tokenization functionality of Gerbv 2.7.0 and dev (commit b5f1eacd) and Gerbv forked 2.7.1. A specially-crafted gerber file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gerbv Project — versions 2.7.0, 2.7.1
- Debian Linux — versions 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 36
- Gerbv — versions Gerbv 2.7.0 ,Gerbv forked 2.7.1 ,Gerbv dev (commit b5f1eacd)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1415 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5306 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-40401?
- CVE-2021-40401 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gerbv Project, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2022-02-04.
- How severe is CVE-2021-40401?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.