Wind River Support Network

HomeDefectsLIN1023-3265

Fixed

LIN1023-3265 : Security Advisory - gtkwave - CVE-2023-37443

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

Resolved Date: Jul 27, 2025

Found In Version: 10.23.30.1

Severity: Standard

Applicable for: Wind River Linux LTS 23

Component/s: Userspace

Description

Multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities exist in the VCD var definition section 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 read when triggered via the GUI's legacy VCD parsing code.

CREATE(Triage):(User=admin) CVE-2023-37443 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37443)