CVE-2021-40391 Information

Description

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the drill format T-code tool number functionality of Gerbv 2.7.0 dev (commit b5f1eacd) and the forked version of Gerbv (commit 71493260). A specially-crafted drill file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1402 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00003.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8