CVE-2023-38657

2024-01-0800:00:00

ubuntu.com

out-of-bounds write

arbitrary code execution

malicious file

gtkwave

unix

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

7.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

23.1%

JSON

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the LXT2 zlib block
decompression functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .lxt2
file can lead to arbitrary code execution. A victim would need to open a
malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchgtkwave< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchgtkwave< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchgtkwave< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu24.04noarchgtkwave< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchgtkwave< anyUNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	gtkwave	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	gtkwave	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	gtkwave	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	24.04	noarch	gtkwave	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	gtkwave	< any	UNKNOWN