CVE-2023-4508 (GCVE-0-2023-4508)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-24 22:51 – Updated: 2024-08-02 07:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Denial of Service in Gerbv
Summary
A user able to control file input to Gerbv, between versions 2.4.0 and 2.10.0, can cause a crash and cause denial-of-service with a specially crafted Gerber RS-274X file.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/gerbv/gerbv/issues/191 | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/gerbv/gerbv/commit/5517e22250e… | patch |
| https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CV… | issue-tracking |
Impacted products
Date Public
2023-07-11 00:00
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