Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt LI File Parser integer overflow

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component LI File Parser. Performing a manipulation results in integer overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-2023. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt (version now known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component LI File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt LI File Parsing Integer Overflow 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 LI files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25348.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-2023 since 03/05/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 08/08/2025).

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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• commercial

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