#1107936 assimp: CVE-2025-6120

Package:
src:assimp
Source:
src:assimp
Submitter:
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Date:
2026-01-12 18:06:17 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1107936#5
Date:
2025-06-17 18:28:15 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for assimp.

CVE-2025-6120[0]:
| A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Open Asset
| Import Library Assimp up to 5.4.3. Affected by this vulnerability is
| the function read_meshes in the library
| assimp/code/AssetLib/MDL/HalfLife/HL1MDLLoader.cpp. The manipulation
| leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the
| attack on the local host. 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-2025-6120
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6120
[1] https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6220

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore