Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-46632
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity heap 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 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Assimp v5.4.3 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the MD5Importer::LoadMD5MeshFile function.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | assimp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46632 |
| Debian:13 | assimp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46632 |
| Debian:14 | assimp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46632 |
| PyPI | pyassimp | no fix listed | PYSEC-2024-291 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46632 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46632 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46632 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46632 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | assimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46632 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L