CVE catalog
CVE-2023-37573
gtkwave: CVE-2023-37573
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.40% · Oct 27, 2026
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities exist in the VCD get_vartoken realloc 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 use-after-free when triggered via the GUI's recoder (default) VCD parsing code.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gtkwave | sid | 3.3.127-1 | fixed |
| Debian | gtkwave | forky | 3.3.127-1 | fixed |
| Debian | gtkwave | trixie | 3.3.121-1 | fixed |
| Debian | gtkwave | bookworm | 3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| Debian | gtkwave | bookworm-security | 3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gtkwave | source | sid | 3.3.118-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1060407] |
| Debian | gtkwave | source | forky | 3.3.118-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1060407] |
| Debian | gtkwave | source | trixie | 3.3.118-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1060407] |
| Debian | gtkwave | source | bookworm | 3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1060407] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [gtkwave]Fixed
Details (4)
3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1dsa · gtkwave · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtkwave · debian · 12
3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1dsa · gtkwave · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtkwave · debian · 12
3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1dsa · gtkwave · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtkwave · debian · 12
3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1dsa · gtkwave · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtkwave · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [gtkwave]Fixed
Details (2)
3.3.121-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.118-0.1dsa · gtkwave · debian · 13
3.3.121-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.118-0.1dsa · gtkwave · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-37573]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-37573]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-37573.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]