Type Confusion in Cobalt - CVE-2025-2016
Published: March 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105713
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-2025-2016
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 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.
Affected software
Cobalt
How to mitigate CVE-2025-2016
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.