Vulnerability · Published Jan 20, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-45748
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in the assimp package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered with assimp 5.1.4, a use after free occurred in function ColladaParser::ExtractDataObjectFromChannel in file /code/AssetLib/Collada/ColladaParser.cpp.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | assimp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45748 |
| Debian:13 | assimp | 5.3.1+ds-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45748 |
| Debian:14 | assimp | 5.3.1+ds-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-45748 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45748 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45748 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45748 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45748 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45748 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H