Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-40403
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the pick-and-place rotation parsing functionality of Gerbv 2.7.0 and dev (commit b5f1eacd), and Gerbv forked 2.8.0. A specially-crafted pick-and-place file can exploit the missing initialization of a structure to leak memory contents. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-40403
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.14%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 49 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-40403
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
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5.8
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |
3.9
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1.4
|
Talos |
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6.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.8
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4.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-40403
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The product does not initialize critical variables, which causes the execution environment to use unexpected values.Assigned by: talos-cna@cisco.com (Primary)
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The product does not initialize a critical resource.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
References for CVE-2021-40403
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https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5306
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5306-1 gerbvThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PTGBC37N2FV7NKOWFVCFMPAFYEPHSB7C/
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: gerbv-2.8.2-1.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1417
TALOS-2021-1417 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat IntelligenceExploit;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2021-40403
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gerbv_project:gerbv:2.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gerbv_project:gerbv:2.8.0:forked_dev:*:*:*:*:*:*