CVE-2021-40394

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    CVE-2021-40394

    Published: 22 Dec 2021Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the RS-274X aperture macro variables handling functionality of Gerbv 2.7.0 and dev (commit b5f1eacd) and the forked version of Gerbv (commit 71493260). A specially-crafted gerber file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00040.html, https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5306, https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1404

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 3c70dc88260086e303ff8722dc9e6aec73e3b7e2
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.7.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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