CVE-2024-53425
A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability was discovered in the SkipSpacesAndLineEnd function in...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.2
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-53425- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-51963
6.2
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-51963- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-53vp-hv55-j8x4
6.2
A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability was discovered in the SkipSpacesAndLineEnd function in...
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.
- Record
GHSA-53vp-hv55-j8x4- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.2
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-53425- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.2
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-53425- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-53425
6.2
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53425- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVOESA-2025-1126
6.2
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):
A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability has been identified in the OpenDDLParser::parseStructure function within the Assimp library, specifically during the processing of OpenGEX files.(CVE-2024-48424)
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.(CVE-2024-53425)
- Record
OESA-2025-1126- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2025-1127
6.2
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):
A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability has been identified in the OpenDDLParser::parseStructure function within the Assimp library, specifically during the processing of OpenGEX files.(CVE-2024-48424)
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.(CVE-2024-53425)
- Record
OESA-2025-1127- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2024-295
6.2
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.
- Record
PYSEC-2024-295- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53425
6.2
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53425- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14610-1 No score
assimp-devel-5.4.3-3.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the assimp-devel-5.4.3-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14610-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:0113-1 No score
Security update for assimp
This update for assimp fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2024-48425: Fixed SEGV in Assimp:SplitLargeMeshesProcess_Triangle:UpdateNode (boo#1232324)
- CVE-2024-48423: Fixed a arbitrary code execution via CallbackToLogRedirector() (boo#1232322)
- CVE-2024-48424: Fixed a heap-buffer-overflow in OpenDDLParser:parseStructure() (boo#1232323)
- CVE-2024-53425: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in SkipSpacesAndLineEnd() (boo#1233633)
- CVE-2025-2592: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in Assimp::CSMImporter::InternReadFile() (boo#1239916)
- CVE-2025-3015: Fixed out-of-bounds read caused by manipulation of the argument mIndices (boo#1240412)
- CVE-2025-3016: Fixed a denial of service caused by manipulation of the argument mWidth/mHeight (boo#1240413)
- CVE-2025-2591: Fixed a denial of service in code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.cpp (boo#1239920)
- CVE-2025-2151: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow in Assimp::GetNextLine() (boo#1239220)
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:0113-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
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 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.4.3+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:14 |
before 6.0.2+ds-1, plus listed versions 5.4.3+ds-25.4.3+ds-3 |
6.0.2+ds-1 |
assimpopenEuler:24.03-LTS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.3.1-6.oe2403 | 5.3.1-6.oe2403 |
assimpopenEuler:24.03-LTS-SP1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 5.3.1-6.oe2403sp1 | 5.3.1-6.oe2403sp1 |
pyassimpPyPI |
through 5.4.3, plus listed versions 0.13.34.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.45.2.5 |
None known |
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 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
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 |
assimpUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.4.3+ds-2 |
None known |
assimpUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.0.4+ds-1build16.0.5+ds-1 |
None known |
assimpUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.4.3+ds-26.0.2+ds-16.0.3+ds-16.0.4+ds-16.0.4+ds-1build1 |
None known |
assimpopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 5.4.3-3.1 | 5.4.3-3.1 |
assimpSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 5.3.1-bp156.3.9.1 | 5.3.1-bp156.3.9.1 |
assimpopenSUSE:Leap 15.6 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 5.3.1-bp156.3.9.1 | 5.3.1-bp156.3.9.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-53425 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Assimp, published November 21, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. Fixed in assimp 6.0.2+ds-1.
References
github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/5860
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53425
github.com/advisories/GHSA-53vp-hv55-j8x4
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/53xxx/CVE-2024-53425.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-53425
openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bulletins/detail?id=openEuler-SA-2025-1126
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48424
openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bulletins/detail?id=openEuler-SA-2025-1127
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53425
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53425
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/L3UBMTBLETFDMIQ7VBCDIOTYN5NKGZSL
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-48423
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-48424
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-48425
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53425
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/GUXUVZ7SBZK5ZFR45B223UXCWUMD4XQD
bugzilla.suse.com/1232322
bugzilla.suse.com/1232323
bugzilla.suse.com/1232324
bugzilla.suse.com/1233633
bugzilla.suse.com/1239220
bugzilla.suse.com/1239916
bugzilla.suse.com/1239920
bugzilla.suse.com/1240412
bugzilla.suse.com/1240413
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2151
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2591
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2592
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-3015
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-3016