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vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2024-40724: assimp -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 19, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

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

no-fix-debian-deb-package
Title
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