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CVE-2024-13045VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2024-13045: Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt · Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Affects Ashlar-Vellum CobaltSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Dec 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ashlar-Vellum CobaltAffected
  • =1204.90
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-13045, organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Monitor Ashlar-Vellum communications for official patches or updates and apply them immediately upon release. 2) Restrict the opening of AR files from untrusted or unknown sources by enforcing strict file handling policies and user training to recognize suspicious files. 3) Employ application whitelisting and sandboxing techniques to limit the execution context of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt, reducing the impact of potential exploitation. 4) Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to monitor for anomalous behaviors related to buffer overflow exploitation, such as unexpected process spawning or memory corruption indicators. 5) Implement network segmentation to isolate design workstations from general user networks, minimizing exposure to malicious files delivered via email or web. 6) Educate users on the risks of opening unsolicited files and visiting untrusted websites to reduce the likelihood of user interaction exploitation. 7) Regularly back up critical design data to enable recovery in case of compromise. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice and address the specific attack vector and environment of the vulnerability.

Description

Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt AR File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that 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 the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-24848.

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