CVE-2023-35957

Summary

CVE-2023-35957 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting GTKWave 3.3.115's fstReaderIterBlocks2 VCDATA parsing functionality. Multiple heap-based buffer overflows can be exploited using a maliciously crafted .fst file, leading to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability stems from a flaw in the decompression function `uncompress`. A victim must open a malicious file to trigger these vulnerabilities.

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