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LIN1022-6175 : Security Advisory - gtkwave - CVE-2023-37420

Created: Jan 8, 2024 Updated: Jul 27, 2025

Resolved Date: Jul 27, 2025

Found In Version: 10.22.33.1

Severity: Standard

Applicable for: Wind River Linux LTS 22

Component/s: Userspace

Description

Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the VCD parse_valuechange portdump 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 out-of-bounds write when triggered via the vcd2lxt conversion utility.

CREATE(Triage):(User=admin) CVE-2023-37420 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37420)