CVE-2025-3016
Open Asset Import Library Assimp MDL File MDLMaterialLoader.cpp ParseTextureColorData resource consumption
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- VulDB
Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. This vulnerability affects the function Assimp::MDLImporter::ParseTextureColorData of the file code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLMaterialLoader.cpp of the component MDL File Handler. The manipulation of the argument mWidth/mHeight leads to resource consumption. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 6.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 5d2a7482312db2e866439a8c05a07ce1e718bed1. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 4.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.67% · top 48% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
Open Asset Import Library · Assimp
- affected 5.4.3
References (6)
- VDB-302068 | Open Asset Import Library Assimp MDL File MDLMaterialLoader.cpp ParseTextureColorData resource consumption (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-302068 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #524593 | Open Asset Import Library Assimp >=5.4.3 Uncontrolled Memory Allocation (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6022 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingexploit
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/6046 (opens in a new tab)issue-tracking
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/commit/5d2a7482312db2e866439a8c05a07ce1e718bed1 (opens in a new tab)patch
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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