CVE-2024-53425 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published 21 Nov 2024 Updated 26 Nov 2024

A heap-buffer-overflow in Assimp allows attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed MD5 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-2024-53425?

CVE-2024-53425 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability was discovered in the SkipSpacesAndLineEnd function in Assimp v5.4.3. This issue occurs when processing certain malformed MD5 model files, leading to an out-of-bounds read and potential application crash.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53425?

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-2024-53425?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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

Is CVE-2024-53425 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-53425 exists.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53425, GHSA-53vp-hv55-j8x4, PYSEC-2024-295, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53425.