Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt VS File Parser uninitialized pointer

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A vulnerability was found in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component VS File Parser. The manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt (version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component VS File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt VS File Parsing Use of Uninitialized Variable 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 VS files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of memory prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25235.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-2014 since 03/05/2025. 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 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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