CVE-2025-7998
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 CO 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. Exploiting this requires user interaction, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the current process.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on your system with the privileges of the affected application. This can lead to unauthorized control over the system, data compromise, or disruption of services.