vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2025-5165: assimp -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 26, 2025 | May 28, 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 26, 2025
Added
May 28, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
no-fix-debian-deb-package
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