Vulnerability · Published Jan 8, 2024 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2023-37443
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity memory corruption in GTKWave from GTKWave. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities exist in the VCD var definition section 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 out-of-bounds read when triggered via the GUI's legacy VCD parsing code.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | gtkwave | 3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-37443 |
| Debian:12 | gtkwave | 3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1 | DSA-5653-1 |
| Debian:13 | gtkwave | 3.3.118-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-37443 |
| Debian:14 | gtkwave | 3.3.118-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-37443 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | gtkwave | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37443 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | gtkwave | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37443 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | gtkwave | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37443 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | gtkwave | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37443 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | gtkwave | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37443 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H