CVE-2026-19970

NameCVE-2026-19970
DescriptionA vulnerability was detected in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 17c12da. This affects the function Assimp::MDLImporter::AddBonesToNodeGraph_3DGS_MDL7 of the file code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.cpp of the component Node Parser. The manipulation of the argument bones_num results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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Debian Bugs1145890

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
assimp (PTS)bookworm5.2.5~ds0-1vulnerable
trixie5.4.3+ds-2vulnerable
forky, sid6.0.5+ds-1vulnerable

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
assimpsource(unstable)(unfixed)1145890

Notes

[trixie] - assimp <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
[bookworm] - assimp <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6632

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