Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt AR File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of AR files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
. Was ZDI-CAN-20660.
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References
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| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1452/ |
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History
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:30:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:ashlar:cobalt:12.0.1204.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:ashlar:cobalt:1204.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 02:30:00 +0000
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Ashlar
Ashlar cobalt |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:ashlar:cobalt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Ashlar
Ashlar cobalt |
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Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:45:00 +0000
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| Description | Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt AR File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of AR files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20660. | Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt AR File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of AR files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-20660. |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-05-03T02:13:14.189Z
Updated: 2024-09-18T18:30:06.807Z
Reserved: 2023-09-06T21:14:24.433Z
Link: CVE-2023-42103
Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.516Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:47.983
Modified: 2025-08-08T17:25:36.847
Link: CVE-2023-42103
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