Description
Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference 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 a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
. Was ZDI-CAN-17948.
Published: 2024-05-03
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-38381 Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference 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 a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-17948.
History

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ashlar
Ashlar cobalt
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ashlar:cobalt:11.0.1111:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ashlar
Ashlar cobalt

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference 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 a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17948. Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference 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 a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-17948.

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Ashlar Cobalt
Ashlar Vellum Cobalt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-18T18:28:38.438Z

Reserved: 2023-05-31T19:51:08.224Z

Link: CVE-2023-34300

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T16:10:06.533Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T02:15:30.863

Modified: 2025-08-08T14:57:05.363

Link: CVE-2023-34300

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-13T21:06:53Z

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