#1106595 assimp: CVE-2025-5169

Package:
src:assimp
Source:
src:assimp
Submitter:
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Date:
2026-01-12 18:06:13 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1106595#5
Date:
2025-05-26 18:23:10 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for assimp.

CVE-2025-5169[0]:
| A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Open
| Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. This affects the function
| MDLImporter::InternReadFile_3DGS_MDL345 of the file
| assimp/code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.cpp. The manipulation leads to
| out-of-bounds read. Local access is required to approach this
| attack. 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.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-5169
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5169
[1] https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6171

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore