5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2025-3159
Open Asset Import Library Assimp Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. This affects the function Assimp::ASE::Parser::ParseLV4MeshBonesVertices of the file code/AssetLib/ASE/ASEParser.cpp of the component ASE File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is e8a6286542924e628e02749c4f5ac4f91fdae71b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

INFO

Published Date :

April 3, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-3159 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Assimp assimp

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. This affects the function Assimp::ASE::Parser::ParseLV4MeshBonesVertices of the file code/AssetLib/ASE/ASEParser.cpp of the component ASE File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is e8a6286542924e628e02749c4f5ac4f91fdae71b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CWE CWE-122
    Added Reference https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6024
    Added Reference https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6024#issue-2877382033
    Added Reference https://github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/6051
    Added Reference https://github.com/tellypresence/assimp/commit/e8a6286542924e628e02749c4f5ac4f91fdae71b
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.303105
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.303105
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.542247
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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