GTKWave 3.3.115 fstReaderIterBlocks2 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GTKWave 3.3.115. The impacted element is the function fstReaderIterBlocks2. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-35969. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GTKWave 3.3.115 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function fstReaderIterBlocks2. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the fstReaderIterBlocks2 chain_table 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 chain_table of `FST_BL_VCDATA` and `FST_BL_VCDATA_DYN_ALIAS` section types.

The weakness was released 01/08/2024 as TALOS-2023-1789. The advisory is shared for download at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-35969 since 06/20/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/20/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: TALOS-2023-1789
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-35969 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-35969
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-249916

Entryinfo

Created: 01/08/2024 17:12
Changes: 01/08/2024 17:12 (49)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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