Improper Validation of Array Index Affecting gtkwave/gtkwave package, versions [3.3.115, 3.3.118)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GTKWAVEGTKWAVE-6149439
  • published10 Jan 2024
  • disclosed8 Jan 2024
  • creditClaudio Bozzato

Introduced: 8 Jan 2024

CVE-2023-39234  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-129  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade gtkwave/gtkwave to version 3.3.118 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Validation of Array Index via the vzt_rd_process_block autosort functionality. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by convincing a user to open a specially crafted .vzt file that triggers out-of-bounds write operations.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1