What is CVE-2023-36746?

CVE-2023-36746 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gtkwave, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2024-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-36746?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Gtkwave

CVE-2023-36746

Multiple heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the fstReaderIterBlocks2 fstWritex len functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .fst file can lead to memory corruption. A victim would need to open a malicious file…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (29.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gtkwave — versions 3.3.115
Tonybybell Gtkwave — versions 3.3.115

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
talos-cna@cisco.com
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36746?: CVE-2023-36746 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gtkwave, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2024-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-36746?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.