Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt 1204.90 XE File Parser type confusion

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A vulnerability was found in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt 1204.90. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component XE File Parser. The manipulation leads to type confusion. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-13049. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt 1204.90 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component XE File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE File Parsing Type Confusion 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 XE files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-24847.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-13049 since 12/30/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 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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