ZDI-23-1453: (0Day) Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt AR File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

First published: Thu Sep 21 2023(Updated: )

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of AR files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

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