CVE-2025-5166 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2025-5166

Open Asset Import Library Assimp MDC File Parser MDCLoader.cpp InternReadFile out-of-bounds

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function MDCImporter::InternReadFile of the file assimp/code/AssetLib/MDC/MDCLoader.cpp of the component MDC File Parser. The manipulation of the argument pcVerts leads to out-of-bounds read. 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.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Open Asset Import Library

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Affected Software

Assimp
Vulnerable Versions:
5.4.3

Timeline

Official Publish: May 26th, 2025
Last Modified: May 28th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)