CVE-2023-40222

In Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt versions prior to v12 SP2 Build (1204.200), the affected application lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing CO files. This could lead to a heap-based buffer overflow. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-299-03	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ashlar:cobalt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-02-04 23:15

Updated : 2025-09-16 16:54

NVD link : CVE-2023-40222

Mitre link : CVE-2023-40222

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-40222

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ashlar

cobalt

CWE

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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