UBUNTU-CVE-2023-36861

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-36861
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-36861.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-36861
Upstream
Published
2024-01-08T15:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T05:02:07Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the VZT LZMAreadvarint functionality of GTKWave 3.3.115. A specially crafted .vzt file can lead to arbitrary code execution. A victim would need to open a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

gtkwave

Package

Name
gtkwave
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gtkwave@3.3.66-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.3.66-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.66-1",
            "binary_name": "gtkwave"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

gtkwave

Package

Name
gtkwave
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gtkwave@3.3.86-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.3.82-1
3.3.86-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.86-1",
            "binary_name": "gtkwave"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

gtkwave

Package

Name
gtkwave
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gtkwave@3.3.103-1build1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.3.101-2
3.3.102-1
3.3.103-1
3.3.103-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.103-1build1",
            "binary_name": "gtkwave"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

gtkwave

Package

Name
gtkwave
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gtkwave@3.3.104-2build1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.3.104-2
3.3.104-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.104-2build1",
            "binary_name": "gtkwave"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

gtkwave

Package

Name
gtkwave
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gtkwave@3.3.116-1build2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.3.116-1
3.3.116-1build1
3.3.116-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.116-1build2",
            "binary_name": "gtkwave"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04

gtkwave

Package

Name
gtkwave
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gtkwave@3.3.121-1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.3.120-1
3.3.121-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.121-1",
            "binary_name": "gtkwave"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.10

gtkwave

Package

Name
gtkwave
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gtkwave@3.3.125-1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.3.121-1
3.3.125-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.125-1",
            "binary_name": "gtkwave"
        }
    ]
}