CVE-2023-37923 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-37923

Multiple arbitrary write vulnerabilities exist in the VCD sorted bsearch...

Vulnerability Description

Multiple arbitrary write vulnerabilities exist in the VCD sorted bsearch functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .vcd file can lead to arbitrary code execution. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger these vulnerabilities.This vulnerability concerns the arbitrary write when triggered via the vcd2lxt conversion utility.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Discovered by Claudio Bozzato of Cisco Talos.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

GTKWave
Vulnerable Versions:
3.3.115

Timeline

Official Publish: January 8th, 2024
Last Modified: November 4th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-118

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.