Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt 1204.90 CO File Parser out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt 1204.90. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component CO File Parser. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-13046. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt 1204.90. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component CO File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt CO 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 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 CO 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-24867.

The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-13046 since 12/30/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/04/2025).

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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• Cobalt

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• 1204.90

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• commercial

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