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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-45948: Open Asset Import Library ("assimp"): Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-45948: Open Asset Import Library ("assimp"): Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/01/2022
Created
10/18/2022
Added
10/17/2022
Modified
10/17/2022

Description

Open Asset Import Library (aka assimp) 5.1.0 and 5.1.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in _m3d_safestr (called from m3d_load and Assimp::M3DWrapper::M3DWrapper).

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-assimp

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