CVE-2023-37442

2024-01-0814:47:52

CWE-119

talos

www.cve.org

vcd parsing

gtkwave 3.3.115

out-of-bounds read

code execution

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

23.9%

JSON

Multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities exist in the VCD var definition section functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .vcd file can lead to arbitrary code execution. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger these vulnerabilities.This vulnerability concerns the out-of-bounds read when triggered via the GUI’s default VCD parsing code.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "GTKWave",
    "product": "GTKWave",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "3.3.115",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]