CVE-2023-37574

2024-01-0815:15:17

CWE-416

[email protected]

web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2023-37574

vcd

gtkwave

use-after-free

arbitrary code execution

gui's legacy

parsing code

7.8 High

CVSS3

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

7.9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

24.1%

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.