What is CVE-2023-4508?

CVE-2023-4508 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gerbv, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-4508?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gerbv

CVE-2023-4508

A user able to control file input to Gerbv, between versions 2.4.0 and 2.10.0, can cause a crash and cause denial-of-service with a specially crafted Gerber RS-274X file.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Gerbv — versions 2.4.0
Gerbv_project Gerbv

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-824 — Access of Uninitialized Pointer

References

security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
security@ubuntu.com (patch)
security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4508?: CVE-2023-4508 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gerbv, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-4508?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.