CVE-2025-3196
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. Affected is the function Assimp::MD2Importer::InternReadFile in the library code/AssetLib/MD2/MD2Loader.cpp of the component Malformed File Handler. The manipulation of the argument Name leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-3196.html
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-3196
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.0.2+ds-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.0.2+ds-1 |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
| sles | affected | |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pyassimp | <=5.4.3 | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| assimp | assimp | 5.4.3 | |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-3196
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6069
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6069#issuecomment-2763273425
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/milestone/11
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.303150
- https://vuldb.com/?id.303150
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.545368
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-3196.html
CWEs
CWE-119 CWE-121 CWE-787
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.