Type Confusion in Cobalt - CVE-2025-2016
Published: March 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105713
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2016
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Ashlar-Vellum
Affected software:
Cobalt
Cobalt
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when parsing VC6 files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-2016
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.