PT-2024-12587 · Gtkwave · Gtkwave

Claudio Bozzato · Published 2024-01-08 · Updated 2024-04-09 · CVE-2023-36864

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 An integer overflow issue exists in the fstReaderIterBlocks2 function's temp signal value buf allocation, allowing arbitrary code execution through a specially crafted .fst file. A victim must open a malicious file to trigger this issue.

Recommendations For GTKWave version 3.3.115, consider avoiding the use of the fstReaderIterBlocks2 function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the opening of .fst files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-36864

DLA-3785-1

DSA-5653-1

Affected Products

Gtkwave

References · 12

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1797 · Exploit
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36864 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-36864 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-36864 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5653-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36864 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36864 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3785-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-36864 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-36864 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/67571 · Telegram Post
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00007.html · Note