CVE-2023-37574

2024-01-0814:47:51

CWE-416

talos

www.cve.org

vcd parsing code

gtkwave

use-after-free

arbitrary 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

8.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

23.9%

JSON

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities exist in the VCD get_vartoken realloc 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 use-after-free when triggered via the GUI’s legacy VCD parsing code.

CNA Affected

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