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Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-5201Open Asset Import Library Assimp LWOLoader.cpp CountVertsAndFacesLWO2 out-of-bounds

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity out-of-bounds read in Assimp from Open Asset Import Library. 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).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function LWOImporter::CountVertsAndFacesLWO2 of the file assimp/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOLoader.cpp. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally. 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12assimpno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-5201
Debian:13assimpno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-5201
Debian:14assimpno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-5201
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSassimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-5201
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSassimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-5201
Ubuntu:25.10assimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-5201
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSassimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-5201
Ubuntu:26.10assimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-5201

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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