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TI-2023-04161 Aliases CVE-2023-4508GHSA-m4qj-9cr4-hrw4

Denial of Service in Gerbv

Priority LOW 25CWE-824Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-824 and the CVSS impact.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00329 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed gerbv (Gerbv): 2.10.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Gerbvgerbv2.4.0 to before 2.10.02.10.0Patch availableCNA
  • gerbv VendorGerbv Affected 2.4.0 to before 2.10.0 Fixed in 2.10.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gerbv_project:gerbv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0 – 2.10.0VulnerableGerbv
  • cpe:2.3:a:gerbv_project:gerbv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 – 2.10.0 Vulnerable ·Gerbv

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA gerbv (Gerbv) Fixed in 2.10.0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4508
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4qj-9cr4-hrw4

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-17465 A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the RS-274X aperture definition tokenization… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2021-17466 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Gerbv CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-17464 Memory corruption in Gerbv CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-17467 Missing initialization of resource in Gerbv CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2021-17458 Memory corruption in Gerbv CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-17459 Out-of-bounds write in Gerbv CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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