Use-after-free in Gerbv and Gerbv forked - CVE-2021-40401

 

Use-after-free in Gerbv and Gerbv forked - CVE-2021-40401

Published: February 7, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU60335
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Gerbv
Gerbv forked
Software vendor:
gerbv

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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