Ashlar-Vellum Graphite VC6 File Parser out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ashlar-Vellum Graphite. The affected element is an unknown function of the component VC6 File Parser. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-34308. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in Ashlar-Vellum Graphite (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component VC6 File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Ashlar-Vellum Graphite VC6 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Graphite. 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 VC6 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-18913.

The weakness was presented 06/19/2023. The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-34308 since 05/31/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/07/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Ashlar-Vellum

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• Graphite

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• commercial

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