CVE-2025-5165

LOW

Assimp - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.310253
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310253
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.578000
Exploit, Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6167
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6128

Scores

CVSS v3 3.3
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 29.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-119 CWE-125
Status published
Products (1)
assimp/assimp 5.4.3
Published May 26, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026