Gerbv: CVSS (Max): 5.5
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2024.2760
USN-6760-1: Gerbv vulnerability
1 May 2024
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Gerbv
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2023-4508
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6760-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 5.5 CVE-2023-4508 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVSS Source: Ubuntu
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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USN-6760-1: Gerbv vulnerability
30 April 2024
Gerbv could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted input file.
Releases
o Ubuntu 23.10
o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Packages
o gerbv – Gerber file viewer for PCB design
Details
George-Andrei Iosif and David Fernandez Gonzalez discovered that Gerbv did
not properly initialize a data structure when parsing certain nested
RS-274X format files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service (application crash).
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 23.10
o gerbv – 2.9.8-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 22.04
o gerbv – 2.8.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 20.04
o gerbv – 2.7.0-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 18.04
o gerbv – 2.6.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
o gerbv – 2.6.0-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
o gerbv – 2.6.0-1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2023-4508
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