CVE-2025-5166 – Open Asset Import Library (Assimp) Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability

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CVE-2025-5166 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    May. 26, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function MDCImporter::InternReadFile of the file assimp/code/AssetLib/MDC/MDCLoader.cpp of the component MDC File Parser. The manipulation of the argument pcVerts leads to out-of-bounds read. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added Reference https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6128
    Added Reference https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6168
    Added Reference https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20208318/reproducer.zip
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310254
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.310254
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.578001
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