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gerbv — security advisory
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the RS-274X aperture macro multiple outline primitives functionality of Gerbv 2.7.0 and dev (commit b5f1eacd), and Gerbv forked 2.7.1 and 2.8.0. A specially-crafted Gerber file can lead to information disclosure. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
- Products
- gerbv
- Affected versions
- 2.10.0-1, 2.10.0-1build1, 2.10.0-1build2, 2.10.0-2, 2.10.0-2build1, 2.6.0-1, 2.6.0-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1, 2.6.0-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2, 2.6.1-2, 2.6.1-3, 2.6.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, 2.6.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm2, 2.7.0-1, 2.7.0-1ubuntu0.1, 2.7.0-1ubuntu0.2, 2.7.0-2, 2.7.1-1, 2.8.0-1, 2.8.1-1, 2.8.2-1, 2.8.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 2.8.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, 2.9.8-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2021-40402
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the RS-274X aperture macro multiple outline primitives functionality of Gerbv 2.7.0 and dev (commit b5f1eacd), and Gerbv forked 2.7.1 and 2.8.0. A specially-crafted Gerber file can lead to information disclosure. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40402
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Complete source record
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