CVE-2025-3159
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 25 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 1.1–7.8
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affected products (11)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1977Red Hat Enterprise Linux (assimp): Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2025-09-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder andere nicht näher spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu erreichen.
- PYSEC-2025-2632025-04-03vendor · osvUS
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.
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references (21)
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- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6024cnnvd
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6024#issue-2877382033cnnvd
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/6051cnnvd
- https://github.com/tellypresence/assimp/commit/e8a6286542924e628e02749c4f5ac4f91fdae71bcnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.303105cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?id.303105cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.542247cnnvd
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6024enisa_euvd
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