CVE-2025-7996
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-787 | The product writes 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 a remote code execution flaw in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt related to how AR files are parsed. It occurs because the software does not properly validate user-supplied data, leading to an out-of-bounds write past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page, allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected process.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on your system with the privileges of the affected application. This could lead to unauthorized actions such as data theft, system compromise, or further malware installation. Since user interaction is required, the risk depends on users opening malicious files or visiting malicious pages.