Type Confusion in Cobalt - CVE-2023-42102
Published: September 22, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81070
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-2023-42102
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 within the parsing of AR files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open 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-2023-42102
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.