CVE-2023-38649
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the VZT vzt_rd_get_facname decompression functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .vzt file can lead to arbitrary code execution. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger these vulnerabilities.This vulnerability concerns the out-of-bounds write perfomed by the string copy loop.
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affected products (2)
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references (8)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-38649/cnnvd
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/gtkwave/files/gtkwave-3.3.118/Patchcnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1813cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00007.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1813enisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00007.htmlnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1813ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1813nvd
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