CVE-2025-5165
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 18 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function MDCImporter::ValidateSurfaceHeader of the file assimp/code/AssetLib/MDC/MDCLoader.cpp. The manipulation of the argument pcSurface2 leads to out-of-bounds read. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project decided to collect all Fuzzer bugs in a main-issue to address them in the future.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.1–5.5
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- PYSEC-2025-1722025-05-26vendor · osvUS
A vulnerability was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function MDCImporter::ValidateSurfaceHeader of the file assimp/code/AssetLib/MDC/MDCLoader.cpp. The manipulation of the argument pcSurface2 leads to out-of-bounds read. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project decided to collect all Fuzzer bugs in a main-issue to address them in the future.
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references (19)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-5165cnnvd
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6128cnnvd
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6167cnnvd
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20204942/reproducer.zipcnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310253cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?id.310253cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.578000cnnvd
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6128enisa_euvd
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