Ashlar Vellum · Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt · CVE-2024-13048
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability, as the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of XE files and results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.