VDB-249901 · CVE-2023-35955 · TALOS-2023-1785

GTKWave 3.3.115 VCDATA Parsing LZ4_decompress_safe_partial memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GTKWave 3.3.115. This vulnerability affects the function LZ4_decompress_safe_partial of the component VCDATA Parsing. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-35955. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GTKWave 3.3.115. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function LZ4_decompress_safe_partial of the component VCDATA Parsing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the fstReaderIterBlocks2 VCDATA parsing functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially-crafted .fst file can lead to arbitrary code execution. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger these vulnerabilities.This vulnerability concerns the decompression function `LZ4_decompress_safe_partial`.

The weakness was released 01/08/2024 as TALOS-2023-1785. The advisory is shared at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-35955 since 06/20/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System Utility Software

Name

GTKWave

Version

3.3.115

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/20/2023 🔍
01/08/2024 +202 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: TALOS-2023-1785
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-35955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-35955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-249901

Entryinfo

Created: 01/08/2024 17:04
Changes: 01/08/2024 17:04 (50)
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