Out-of-Bounds-Read

2024-04-1607:50:26

Veracode Vulnerability Database

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out-of-bounds-read

gtkwave

vcd var definition

arbitrary code execution

memory reallocation

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

7.7

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

23.1%

JSON

gtkwave is vulnerable to Out-of-Bounds-Read. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of memory reallocation in the VCD var definition section functionality via the vcd2lxt conversion utility. It allows a specially crafted .vcd file can lead to arbitrary code execution.