Vulnerability · Published Nov 21, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-53425
Medium 6.2
In plain English
A medium-severity buffer overflow 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 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability was discovered in the SkipSpacesAndLineEnd function in Assimp v5.4.3. This issue occurs when processing certain malformed MD5 model files, leading to an out-of-bounds read and potential application crash.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | assimp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53425 |
| Debian:13 | assimp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53425 |
| Debian:14 | assimp | 6.0.2+ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53425 |
| PyPI | pyassimp | no fix listed | PYSEC-2024-295 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53425 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53425 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53425 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53425 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53425 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H