CVE-2023-38583

State: Published
Severity: 7.8 High
Published: Jan 8, 2024
Updated: Nov 4, 2025
Reserved: Aug 2, 2023

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the LXT2 lxt2_rd_expand_integer_to_bits function of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .lxt2 file can lead to arbitrary code execution. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	talos

Weaknesses

CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
GTKWaveGTKWave	3.3.115Affected

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1827
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00007.html
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1827

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