PT-2024-17901 · Ashlar Vellum · Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt

Andrea Micalizzi + 1 · Published 2024-08-01 · Updated 2025-08-08 · CVE-2024-13044

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability, as the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of AR files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-05213

CVE-2024-13044

ZDI-24-1728

Affected Products

Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13044 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-05213 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1728 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13044 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1873831307484033031 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/13961 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1875421976069861612 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/131463 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1873812297723924940 · Twitter Post