Integer Overflow or Wraparound 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
0.06% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GTKWAVEGTKWAVE-6150844
  • published11 Jan 2024
  • disclosed8 Jan 2024
  • creditClaudio Bozzato

Introduced: 8 Jan 2024

CVE-2023-36916  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (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 Integer Overflow or Wraparound via the fstReaderIterBlocks2 function when handling a specially crafted .fst file. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by convincing a user to open a malicious file.

CVSS Scores

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