CVE-2023-37443

2024-01-0814:47:52

CWE-119

talos

www.cve.org

vulnerabilities

out-of-bounds read

vcd

gtkwave 3.3.115

arbitrary code execution

malicious file

gui parsing code

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 legacy VCD parsing code.

CNA Affected

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