Vulnerability · Published Feb 4, 2025 · Assigned by icscert

CVE-2023-39943Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt, Xenon, Argon, Lithium Out-of-bounds Write

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write in Argon from Ashlar-Vellum. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt 0 – before v12 SP2 Build (1204.200)
Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt Share 0 – before v12 SP2 Build (1204.200)
Ashlar-Vellum Xenon 0 – before v12 SP2 Build (1204.200)
Ashlar-Vellum Argon 0 – before v12 SP2 Build (1204.200)
Ashlar-Vellum Lithium 0 – before v12 SP2 Build (1204.200)

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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