CVE-2024-40724
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local...
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.
- Record
CVE-2024-40724- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787, CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.
- Record
CVE-2024-40724- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38589
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38589- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvvf-rc7q-23qm
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local...
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.
- Record
GHSA-rvvf-rc7q-23qm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2024-40724
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2024-40724- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.
- Record
CVE-2024-40724- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-40724
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40724- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVJLSEC-2026-187
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.
- Record
JLSEC-2026-187- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-1910
assimp security update
Assimp is a library to load and process geometric scenes from various data formats. Assimp aims to provide a full asset conversion pipeline for use in game engines and real-time rendering systems of any kind, but is not limited to this purpose.
Security Fix(es):
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.(CVE-2024-40724)
- Record
OESA-2024-1910- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-1911
assimp security update
Assimp is a library to load and process geometric scenes from various data formats. Assimp aims to provide a full asset conversion pipeline for use in game engines and real-time rendering systems of any kind, but is not limited to this purpose.
Security Fix(es):
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.(CVE-2024-40724)
- Record
OESA-2024-1911- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-1912
assimp security update
Assimp is a library to load and process geometric scenes from various data formats. Assimp aims to provide a full asset conversion pipeline for use in game engines and real-time rendering systems of any kind, but is not limited to this purpose.
Security Fix(es):
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.(CVE-2024-40724)
- Record
OESA-2024-1912- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-1913
assimp security update
Assimp is a library to load and process geometric scenes from various data formats. Assimp aims to provide a full asset conversion pipeline for use in game engines and real-time rendering systems of any kind, but is not limited to this purpose.
Security Fix(es):
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.(CVE-2024-40724)
- Record
OESA-2024-1913- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40724
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40724- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2024-0300 No score
Updated assimp packages fix security vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the program.
- Record
MGASA-2024-0300- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:0225-1 No score
Security update for assimp
This update for assimp fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2024-40724: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the PLY importer class (boo#1228142),
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:0225-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14329-1 No score
assimp-devel-5.4.3-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the assimp-devel-5.4.3-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14329-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:2975-1 No score
Security update for libqt5-qt3d
This update for libqt5-qt3d fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2024-40724: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the PLY importer class in assimp (bsc#1228204)
Other fixes:
- Check for a nullptr returned from the shader manager
- Fill image with transparency by default to avoid having junk if it's not filled properly before the first paint call
- Fix QTextureAtlas parenting that could lead to crashes due to being used after free'd.
- Record
SUSE-SU-2024:2975-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:2976-1 No score
Security update for libqt5-qt3d
This update for libqt5-qt3d fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2024-40724: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the PLY importer class in assimp (bsc#1228204)
Other fixes:
- Check for a nullptr returned from the shader manager
- Fill image with transparency by default to avoid having junk if it's not filled properly before the first paint call
- Fix QTextureAtlas parenting that could lead to crashes due to being used after free'd.
- Record
SUSE-SU-2024:2976-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:2984-1 No score
Security update for libqt5-qt3d
This update for libqt5-qt3d fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2024-40724: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in the PLY importer class (bsc#1228204)
- Checked for a nullptr returned from the shader manager
- Fill image with transparency by default to avoid having junk if it's not filled properly before the first paint call
- Fixed QTextureAtlas parenting that could lead to crashes due to being used after free'd
- Record
SUSE-SU-2024:2984-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:2985-1 No score
Security update for libqt5-qtquick3d
This update for libqt5-qtquick3d fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2024-40724: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in the PLY importer class (bsc#1228199)
- Fixed progressive anti-aliasing, which doesn't work if any object in the scene used a PrincipledMaterial
- Fixed a crash when a custom material/effect shader variable changes
- Skipped processing unknown uniforms, as those that are vendor specific
- Record
SUSE-SU-2024:2985-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:3078-1 No score
Security update for libqt5-qtquick3d
This update for libqt5-qtquick3d fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2024-40724: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the PLY importer class in assimp (bsc#1228199)
Other fixes:
- Fix progressive anti-aliasing, which doesn't work if any object in the scene used a PrincipledMaterial
- Skip processing unknown uniforms, such as those that are vendor specific:
- Record
SUSE-SU-2024:3078-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:3079-1 No score
Security update for libqt5-qt3d
This update for libqt5-qt3d fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2024-40724: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the PLY importer class in assimp (bsc#1228204)
Other fixes:
- Check for a nullptr returned from the shader manager
- Fill image with transparency by default to avoid having junk if it's not filled properly before the first paint call
- Fix QTextureAtlas parenting that could lead to crashes due to being used after free'd.
- Record
SUSE-SU-2024:3079-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
assimpAlpine:v3.20 |
before 5.4.3-r0 | 5.4.3-r0 |
assimpAlpine:v3.21 |
before 5.4.3-r0 | 5.4.3-r0 |
assimpAlpine:v3.22 |
before 5.4.3-r0 | 5.4.3-r0 |
assimpAlpine:v3.23 |
before 5.4.3-r0 | 5.4.3-r0 |
assimpAlpine:v3.24 |
before 5.4.3-r0 | 5.4.3-r0 |
assimpDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.5~ds0-15.2.5~ds0-1.15.3.1+ds-15.3.1+ds-25.4.0+ds-1 Show 9 moreShow less5.4.1+ds-15.4.2+ds-15.4.3+ds-25.4.3+ds-36.0.2+ds-16.0.3+ds-16.0.4+ds-16.0.4+ds-36.0.5+ds-1 |
None known |
assimpDebian:13 |
before 5.4.2+ds-1 | 5.4.2+ds-1 |
assimpDebian:14 |
before 5.4.2+ds-1 | 5.4.2+ds-1 |
assimp_jllJulia |
before 6.0.4+0 | 6.0.4+0 |
assimpMageia:9 |
before 5.2.2-4.1.mga9 | 5.2.2-4.1.mga9 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
assimpopenEuler:24.03-LTS |
before 5.3.1-3.oe2403 | 5.3.1-3.oe2403 |
assimpopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP4 |
before 5.2.4-2.oe2203sp4 | 5.2.4-2.oe2203sp4 |
assimpopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP3 |
before 5.2.4-2.oe2203sp3 | 5.2.4-2.oe2203sp3 |
assimpopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1 |
before 5.2.4-2.oe2203sp1 | 5.2.4-2.oe2203sp1 |
libqt5-qt3dSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS |
before 5.12.7-150200.4.3.1 | 5.12.7-150200.4.3.1 |
libqt5-qt3dSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS |
before 5.12.7-150200.4.3.1 | 5.12.7-150200.4.3.1 |
libqt5-qt3dSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS |
before 5.12.7-150200.4.3.1 | 5.12.7-150200.4.3.1 |
libqt5-qt3dSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS |
before 5.12.7-150200.4.3.1 | 5.12.7-150200.4.3.1 |
libqt5-qt3dSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 |
before 5.12.7-150200.4.3.1 | 5.12.7-150200.4.3.1 |
libqt5-qt3dSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 |
before 5.12.7-150200.4.3.1 | 5.12.7-150200.4.3.1 |
libqt5-qt3dSUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1 |
before 5.12.7-150200.4.3.1 | 5.12.7-150200.4.3.1 |
libqt5-qt3dSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS |
before 5.15.2+kde39-150400.3.3.1 | 5.15.2+kde39-150400.3.3.1 |
libqt5-qt3dSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS |
before 5.15.2+kde39-150400.3.3.1 | 5.15.2+kde39-150400.3.3.1 |
libqt5-qt3dSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS |
before 5.15.2+kde39-150400.3.3.1 | 5.15.2+kde39-150400.3.3.1 |
libqt5-qt3dSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 |
before 5.15.2+kde39-150400.3.3.1 | 5.15.2+kde39-150400.3.3.1 |
libqt5-qt3dSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 |
before 5.15.12+kde0-150600.3.3.1 | 5.15.12+kde0-150600.3.3.1 |
libqt5-qt3dopenSUSE:Leap 15.6 |
before 5.15.12+kde0-150600.3.3.1 | 5.15.12+kde0-150600.3.3.1 |
libqt5-qtquick3dSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 |
before 5.15.12+kde1-150600.3.3.1 | 5.15.12+kde1-150600.3.3.1 |
libqt5-qtquick3dopenSUSE:Leap 15.6 |
before 5.15.12+kde1-150600.3.3.1 | 5.15.12+kde1-150600.3.3.1 |
libqt5-qtquick3dSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 |
before 5.15.8+kde1-150500.3.3.1 | 5.15.8+kde1-150500.3.3.1 |
libqt5-qtquick3dopenSUSE:Leap 15.5 |
before 5.15.8+kde1-150500.3.3.1 | 5.15.8+kde1-150500.3.3.1 |
libqt5-qt3dSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 |
before 5.15.8+kde0-150500.3.3.1 | 5.15.8+kde0-150500.3.3.1 |
libqt5-qt3dopenSUSE:Leap 15.5 |
before 5.15.8+kde0-150500.3.3.1 | 5.15.8+kde0-150500.3.3.1 |
assimpUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0~dfsg-4ubuntu43.1.1~dfsg-53.2~dfsg-13.2~dfsg-23.2~dfsg-3 |
None known |
assimpUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.1~dfsg-53.3.1~dfsg-5ubuntu13.3.1~dfsg-5+build14.0.1~dfsg-1~exp24.0.1~dfsg-14.1.0~dfsg-14.1.0~dfsg-24.1.0~dfsg-3 |
None known |
assimpUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.1.0~dfsg-54.1.0~dfsg-5ubuntu15.0.1~ds0-1build1 |
None known |
assimpUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.1~ds0-25.0.1~ds0-3ubuntu15.1.4~ds0-15.1.5~ds0-15.1.6~ds0-15.2.0~ds0-25.2.1~ds0-15.2.2~ds0-1 |
None known |
assimpUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.5~ds0-1.1build15.3.1+ds-15.3.1+ds-25.3.1+ds-2build1 |
None known |
assimpSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5 |
before 5.3.1-bp156.3.3.1 | 5.3.1-bp156.3.3.1 |
assimpSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6 |
before 5.3.1-bp156.3.3.1 | 5.3.1-bp156.3.3.1 |
assimpopenSUSE:Leap 15.5 |
before 5.3.1-bp156.3.3.1 | 5.3.1-bp156.3.3.1 |
assimpopenSUSE:Leap 15.6 |
before 5.3.1-bp156.3.3.1 | 5.3.1-bp156.3.3.1 |
assimpopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 5.4.3-1.1 | 5.4.3-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-40724 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Assimp, published July 19, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. Fixed in assimp 5.4.3-r0.
References
github.com/assimp/assimp/releases/tag/v5.4.2
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87710540
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40724
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-40724
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-40724
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0300.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33531
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/GRHXRZKHWQMKKB7V55J2TDPZAKJSN2BF
openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bulletins/detail?id=openEuler-SA-2024-1910
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242975-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1228204
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-40724
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40724