Type Confusion in Cobalt - CVE-2024-13047
Published: January 6, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102303
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-13047
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted CO file, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Cobalt
How to mitigate CVE-2024-13047
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.