Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE 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 XE files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25264.
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Description | Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE 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 XE files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before writing to memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25264. | |
Title | Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | |
Weaknesses | CWE-190 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published:
Updated: 2025-03-11T20:43:09.806Z
Reserved: 2025-03-05T23:40:27.188Z
Link: CVE-2025-2021

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Status : Received
Published: 2025-03-11T21:15:53.613
Modified: 2025-03-11T21:15:53.613
Link: CVE-2025-2021

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