CVE-2023-38583 (GCVE-0-2023-38583)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-01-08 14:47
Modified
2025-11-04 18:15
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Summary
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the LXT2 lxt2_rd_expand_integer_to_bits function of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .lxt2 file can lead to arbitrary code execution. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GTKWave GTKWave Version: 3.3.115
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