CVE-2023-37923 (GCVE-0-2023-37923)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-01-08 14:47
Modified
2025-06-17 20:39
CWE
  • CWE-118 - Incorrect Access of Indexable Resource ('Range Error')
Summary
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 vcd2lxt conversion utility.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GTKWave GTKWave Version: 3.3.115
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