CVE-2025-7991
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-17
Last updated on: 2025-09-22
Assigner: Zero Day Initiative
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| ashlar | cobalt | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-125 | The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an out-of-bounds read flaw in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt's VC6 file parsing. It occurs because the software does not properly validate user-supplied data when parsing VC6 files, allowing an attacker to read beyond the allocated data structure. Exploiting this flaw requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page, and can lead to remote code execution within the context of the current process.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems if a user interacts with malicious content. This could lead to full compromise of the affected application process, potentially resulting in data theft, system manipulation, or further attacks within the environment.