CVE-2023-34087 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An improper array index validation vulnerability exists in the EVCD var len parsing functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .evcd file can lead to arbitrary code execution. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Tonybybell	Gtkwave

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tonybybell:gtkwave:3.3.115:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00007.html
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1803

History

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2024-01-08T14:47:54.135Z

Updated: 2025-06-17T19:59:04.335Z

Reserved: 2023-06-30T17:45:51.428Z

Link: CVE-2023-34087

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T16:01:53.892Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-08T15:15:08.783

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:06:30.933

Link: CVE-2023-34087

Redhat

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