CVE-2023-40222 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-40222

Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt, Xenon, Argon, Lithium Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability 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 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Michael Heinzl reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.

References

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Affected Vendor

Ashlar-Vellum

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Affected Software

Cobalt, Cobalt Share, Xenon, Argon, Lithium
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 4th, 2025
Last Modified: February 5th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion