CVE-2025-5169 – Assimp MDLImporter Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability

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CVE-2025-5169 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 classified as problematic has been found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. This affects the function MDLImporter::InternReadFile_3DGS_MDL345 of the file assimp/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.cpp. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. Local access is required to approach this attack. 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/6171
    Added Reference https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20208891/reproducer.zip
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310257
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.310257
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.578004
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