Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in GTKWave 3.3.115's fstReaderIterBlocks2 Chain_Table Parsing Functionality

CVE-2023-35970 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Multiple heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the fstReaderIterBlocks2 chain_table parsing functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .fst file can lead to arbitrary code execution. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger these vulnerabilities.This vulnerability concerns the chain_table of the `FST_BL_VCDATA_DYN_ALIAS2` section type.

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