VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-37921
Multiple arbitrary write vulnerabilities exist in the VCD sorted bsearch functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple arbitrary write vulnerabilities exist in the VCD sorted bsearch 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 arbitrary write when triggered via the vcd2vzt conversion utility.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-118
- Affected
- tonybybell/gtkwave
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00007.html
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1807Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00007.html
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1807Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1807
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.