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CVE-2023-37576

Debian Security Advisory 5653-1

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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 vcd2vzt conversion utility.

Existen múltiples vulnerabilidades de use-after-free en la funcionalidad de realloc VCD get_vartoken de GTKWave 3.3.115. Un archivo .vcd especialmente manipulado puede provocar la ejecución de código arbitrario. Una víctima necesitaría abrir un archivo malicioso para activar estas vulnerabilidades. Esta vulnerabilidad se refiere al use-after-free cuando se activa a través de la utilidad de conversión vcd2vzt.

Claudio Bozzato discovered multiple security issues in gtkwave, a file waveform viewer for VCD (Value Change Dump) files, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if malformed files are opened.

*Credits: Discovered by Claudio Bozzato of Cisco Talos.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-07-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-01-08 CVE Published
  • 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
  • 2025-02-13 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Tonybybell
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Gtkwave
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3.3.115
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Affected