CVE-2025-15538
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in Open Asset Import Library Assimp up to 6.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Assimp::LWOImporter::FindUVChannels of the file /src/assimp/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOMaterial.cpp. Such manipulation leads to use after free. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This and similar defects are tracked and handled via issue #6128.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | sid | affected | |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | affected | |
| sles | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| assimp | assimp | {"endIncluding":"6.0.2"} | |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-15538
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6258
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6258#issuecomment-3070999530
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/21216542/assimp_poc10.zip
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.341727
- https://vuldb.com/?id.341727
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.735232
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-15538.html
CWEs
CWE-119 CWE-416
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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