CVE-2025-3159

NameCVE-2025-3159
DescriptionA vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. This affects the function Assimp::ASE::Parser::ParseLV4MeshBonesVertices of the file code/AssetLib/ASE/ASEParser.cpp of the component ASE File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is e8a6286542924e628e02749c4f5ac4f91fdae71b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
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Debian Bugs1102205

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
assimp (PTS)bullseye5.0.1~ds0-2vulnerable
bookworm5.2.5~ds0-1vulnerable
trixie5.4.3+ds-2vulnerable
forky, sid6.0.2+ds-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
assimpsource(unstable)6.0.2+ds-11102205

Notes

[trixie] - assimp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - assimp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - assimp <postponed> (Minor issue, OOB read)
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6024
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/6051
Fixed by: https://github.com/assimp/assimp/commit/e8a6286542924e628e02749c4f5ac4f91fdae71b (v6.0.0)

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