PT-2024-12531 · Gtkwave · Gtkwave

Claudio Bozzato · Published 2024-01-08 · Updated 2024-04-09 · CVE-2023-35959

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GTKWave version 3.3.115

Description Multiple OS command injection vulnerabilities exist in the decompression functionality of GTKWave. A specially crafted wave file can lead to arbitrary command execution. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger these vulnerabilities. This issue concerns the decompression of .ghw files.

Recommendations For GTKWave version 3.3.115, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the decompression functionality for .ghw files until a patch is available. Restrict access to the decompression module to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid opening suspicious or untrusted wave files with GTKWave until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-35959

DLA-3785-1

DSA-5653-1

Affected Products

Gtkwave

References · 13

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1786 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-35959 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5653-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35959 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-35959 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-35959 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-35959 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3785-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35959 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35959 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1745899749021270016 · Twitter Post
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00007.html · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/76255 · Telegram Post