CVE-2023-36916
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the FST fstReaderIterBlocks2 chain_table allocation functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .fst file can lead to arbitrary code execution. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger these vulnerabilities.This vulnerability concerns the allocation of the `chain_table_lengths` array.
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affected products (2)
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references (8)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-36916/cnnvd
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/gtkwave/files/gtkwave-3.3.118/Patchcnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1798cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00007.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1798enisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00007.htmlnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1798ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1798nvd
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