CVE-2023-37444 (GCVE-0-2023-37444)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-08 14:47 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:15
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Summary
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 interactive VCD parsing code.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GTKWave GTKWave Affected: 3.3.115
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Credits
Discovered by Claudio Bozzato of Cisco Talos.
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