CVE-2025-7997
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 a flaw in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt XE file parsing that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. It occurs because the software does not properly validate user-supplied data when parsing XE files, leading to an out-of-bounds read before the start of an allocated data structure. Exploiting this requires user interaction, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file.
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 current process. This can lead to unauthorized access, data theft, system compromise, or further attacks on your environment.