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Alpine Linux: CVE-2024-40724: Out-of-bounds Write

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2024-40724: Out-of-bounds Write

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/19/2024
Created
10/02/2024
Added
10/01/2024
Modified
10/14/2024

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-assimp

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