CVE-2024-48426 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published 24 Oct 2024 Updated 29 Oct 2024

A segmentation fault in the Assimp library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted 3D model files.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2024-48426?

CVE-2024-48426 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A segmentation fault (SEGV) was detected in the SortByPTypeProcess::Execute function in the Assimp library during fuzz testing with AddressSanitizer. The crash occurred due to a read access to an invalid memory address (0x1000c9714971).

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48426?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including pyassimp. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`pyassimp` PyPI	All versions to `5.4.3`	None

Products include Assimp Assimp.

How do I fix CVE-2024-48426?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2024-48426 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-48426 exists.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48426, GHSA-42mx-rfqr-hp98, PYSEC-2024-294, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48426.