vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2024-40724): assimp vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 19, 2024 | Jun 26, 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 19, 2024
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Mar 27, 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-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2024-40724
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-40724
- CWE-120
- CWE-787
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-38589
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-38589
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/commit/ddb74c2bbdee1565dda667e85f0c82a0588c8053
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/5651/commits/614911bb3b1bfc3a1799ae2b3cca306270f3fb97
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/releases/tag/v5.4.2
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87710540/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40724
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