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gtkwave — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-35004

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the VZT longest_len value allocation functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .vzt file can lead to arbitrary code execution. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Products
gtkwave
Affected versions
3.3.101-2, 3.3.102-1, 3.3.103-1, 3.3.103-1build1, 3.3.104-2, 3.3.104-2build1, 3.3.116-1, 3.3.116-1build1, 3.3.116-1build2, 3.3.121-1, 3.3.125-1, 3.3.126-1, 3.3.127-1, 3.3.66-1, 3.3.82-1, 3.3.86-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2023-35004
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-35004

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 Jan 2024, 15:15 UTC

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the VZT longest_len value allocation functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .vzt file can lead to arbitrary code execution. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2023-35004

gtkwave

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gtkwave

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gtkwave

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gtkwave

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gtkwave

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gtkwave

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gtkwave

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gtkwave

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Complete source record
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