CVE-2021-40401
HIGHGerbv 2.7.0 and 2.7.1 - Use-After-Free in RS-274X Aperture Definition Tokenization
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TUM5GIUZJ7AVHVCXDZW6ZVCAPV2ISN47/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5306
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1415
Scores
CVSS v3
8.6
EPSS
0.0122
EPSS Percentile
64.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-252
Status
published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux
11.0
fedoraproject/fedora
36
gerbv_project/gerbv
2.7.0
gerbv_project/gerbv
2.7.1 forked_dev
Published
Feb 04, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026