CVE catalog

CVE-2023-37575

gtkwave affected and fixed versions

[CVE catalog]

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 interactive VCD parsing code.

Severity
High · CVSS 7.8CVSS: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

Projects and upstream resources

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Version impact has not been established. The original provider fields are retained below.

Provider details and historical evidence
Original provider fields
{
  "package_releases": [
    {
      "name": "gtkwave",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "sid",
      "version": "3.3.127-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "gtkwave",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "forky",
      "version": "3.3.127-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "gtkwave",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "trixie",
      "version": "3.3.121-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "gtkwave",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "bookworm",
      "version": "3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1"
    },
    {
      "name": "gtkwave",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "bookworm-security",
      "version": "3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1"
    }
  ],
  "fixed_versions": [
    {
      "bug": 1060407,
      "name": "gtkwave",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "sid",
      "urgency": "not yet assigned",
      "fixed_version": "3.3.118-0.1"
    },
    {
      "bug": 1060407,
      "name": "gtkwave",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "forky",
      "urgency": "not yet assigned",
      "fixed_version": "3.3.118-0.1"
    },
    {
      "bug": 1060407,
      "name": "gtkwave",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "trixie",
      "urgency": "not yet assigned",
      "fixed_version": "3.3.118-0.1"
    },
    {
      "bug": 1060407,
      "name": "gtkwave",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "bookworm",
      "urgency": "not yet assigned",
      "fixed_version": "3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1"
    }
  ],
  "distribution_packages": []
}

[Debian bug #1060407]

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [gtkwave]Unknown
    Details (4)

    • 3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1

      dsa · gtkwave · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtkwave · debian · 12

    • 3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1

      dsa · gtkwave · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtkwave · debian · 12

    • 3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1

      dsa · gtkwave · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtkwave · debian · 12

    • 3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.3.118-0.1~deb12u1

      dsa · gtkwave · debian · bookworm; dsa · gtkwave · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [gtkwave]Unknown
    Details (2)

    • 3.3.121-1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.3.118-0.1

      dsa · gtkwave · debian · 13

    • 3.3.121-1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 3.3.118-0.1

      dsa · gtkwave · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]