CVE-2025-5165: A vulnerability was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function…

PriorityP424medium5.5CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH

EPSS

0.21%

10.9th percentile

A vulnerability was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function MDCImporter::ValidateSurfaceHeader of the file assimp/code/AssetLib/MDC/MDCLoader.cpp. The manipulation of the argument pcSurface2 leads to out-of-bounds read. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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

4 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
assimp	assimp	—	—
assimp	assimp	>= 0 < 6.0.3+ds-1	6.0.3+ds-1
debian	assimp	< assimp 6.0.3+ds-1 (forky)	assimp 6.0.3+ds-1 (forky)
open_asset_import_library	assimp	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvdv4.04.8MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/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

nvdv2.01.7LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

osv4.8MEDIUM

vendor_debian4.8MEDIUM

vendor_redhat4.8MEDIUM

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