CVE-2023-4508

Denial of Service in Gerbv

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Published Aug 24, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Gerbv

gerbv

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.4.0`	affected	< 2.10.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gerbv_project:gerbv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-3593-1	gerbv security update
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54363	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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-6760-1	Gerbv vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.329% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-4508
https://github.com/gerbv/gerbv/commit/5517e22250e935dc7f86f64ad414aeae3dbcb36a
https://github.com/gerbv/gerbv/issues/191

History

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Subscriptions

Gerbv Project Gerbv

Weaknesses

CWE-824

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:31 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published: Aug 24, 2023, 10:51 PM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:31 AM
Reserved: Aug 23, 2023, 10:46 PM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 24, 2023, 11:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

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