CVE-2023-40222

Summary

CVE-2023-40222 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt versions before v12 SP2 Build (1204.200). This issue arises due to insufficient data validation when processing CO files in the application. As a result, a heap-based buffer overflow occurs, which an attacker can exploit to run arbitrary code in the context of the current process. This issue poses a significant risk to users and necessitates prompt patching to mitigate potential attacks.

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