CVE-2023-38648

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    CVE-2023-38648

    Published: 8 Jan 2024Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the VZT vzt_rd_get_facname decompression 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 these vulnerabilities.This vulnerability concerns the out-of-bounds write perfomed by the prefix copy loop.

    References: https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1813, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00007.html, https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1813

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