CVE-2023-37420

Published Jan 8, 2024

Last updated 7 months ago

Overview

Description: Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the VCD parse_valuechange portdump 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 write when triggered via the vcd2lxt conversion utility.
Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787
talos-cna@cisco.com: CWE-787

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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References