{"id":83139,"date":"2025-10-20T08:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T08:08:51","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:33:15","slug":"cve-2025-52584-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ashlar-vellum-cobalt-xenon-argon-lithium-and-cobalt-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52584-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ashlar-vellum-cobalt-xenon-argon-lithium-and-cobalt-share\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-52584: Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt, Xenon, Argon, Lithium, and Cobalt Share<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This report provides an in-depth analysis of a critical vulnerability discovered in Ashlar-Vellum&#8217;s software suite, designated as CVE-2025-52584. The affected applications lack appropriate validation of user-supplied data when parsing XE files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. This vulnerability, if exploited, could grant an attacker the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58045-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-dataease\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90371\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> in the context of the current process, potentially compromising system integrity or causing data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-52584<br \/>\nSeverity: High &#8211; CVSS 7.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59352-critical-vulnerability-in-dragonfly-file-distribution-system-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution-rce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90822\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-123085565\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt | Prior to 12.6.1204.204<br \/>\nAshlar-Vellum Xenon | Prior to 12.6.1204.204<br \/>\nAshlar-Vellum Argon | Prior to 12.6.1204.204<br \/>\nAshlar-Vellum Lithium | Prior to 12.6.1204.204<br \/>\nAshlar-Vellum Cobalt Share | Prior to 12.6.1204.204<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability originates from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30099-improper-neutralization-of-special-elements-in-dell-powerprotect-data-domain\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90705\">improper validation of user-supplied data<\/a> when parsing XE files. An attacker can exploit this flaw by crafting a malicious XE file that triggers a heap-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9357-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-linksys-routers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90845\">buffer overflow<\/a>. This overflow could allow the attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49565-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-cbis-manager-podman-container\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90446\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> within the context of the current running process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-68374212\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following pseudocode <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30330-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-illustrator-versions-29-3-28-7-5-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91682\">illustrates how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. This is merely a conceptual representation and should not be used for malicious purposes.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">\/\/ Create a malicious XE file\nXEFile maliciousFile = createXEFile();\n\/\/ Overflow the buffer size with arbitrary code\nmaliciousFile.bufferOverflow(&quot;arbitrary code&quot;);\n\/\/ Execute the malicious XE file in the context of the current process\nexecute(maliciousFile);<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch for all affected versions. If the patch is not available, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This report provides an in-depth analysis of a critical vulnerability discovered in Ashlar-Vellum&#8217;s software suite, designated as CVE-2025-52584. The affected applications lack appropriate validation of user-supplied data when parsing XE files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. This vulnerability, if exploited, could grant an attacker the ability to execute arbitrary code in the context [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[86],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-83139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-buffer-overflow"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83139"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84851,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83139\/revisions\/84851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83139"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=83139"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=83139"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=83139"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=83139"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=83139"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=83139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}