Use-after-free in Gerbv and Gerbv forked - CVE-2021-40401
Published: February 7, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60335
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40401
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: gerbv
Affected software:
Gerbv
Gerbv forked
Gerbv
Gerbv forked
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the RS-274X aperture definition tokenization functionality. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted gerber file and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-40401
Install updates from vendor's website.