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CVE-2024-45679

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.3 allows a local...

8.4 HighFix available

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by importing a specially crafted file into the product.

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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.27%Up 0.2 points since Sep 18, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.4

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by importing a specially crafted file into the product.

Record
CVE-2024-45679
CVSS 3.1
8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-122
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-41551 8.4

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by importing a specially crafted file into the product.

Record
EUVD-2024-41551
CVSS 3.1
8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3j56-rc6g-pp7q 8.4

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.3 allows a local...

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by importing a specially crafted file into the product.

Record
GHSA-3j56-rc6g-pp7q
CVSS 3.1
8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-122
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.4

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by importing a specially crafted file into the product.

Record
CVE-2024-45679
CVSS 3.1
8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-122
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.4

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by importing a specially crafted file into the product.

Record
CVE-2024-45679
CVSS 3.1
8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-45679 8.4

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by importing a specially crafted file into the product.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45679
CVSS 3.1
8.4 HighCVSS: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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OSVJLSEC-2026-188 8.4

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by importing a specially crafted file into the product.

Record
JLSEC-2026-188
CVSS 3.1
8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-2194 8.4

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 5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by importing a specially crafted file into the product.(CVE-2024-45679)

Record
OESA-2024-2194
CVSS 3.1
8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-2195 8.4

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 5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by importing a specially crafted file into the product.(CVE-2024-45679)

Record
OESA-2024-2195
CVSS 3.1
8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-2196 8.4

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 5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by importing a specially crafted file into the product.(CVE-2024-45679)

Record
OESA-2024-2196
CVSS 3.1
8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-2197 8.4

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 5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by importing a specially crafted file into the product.(CVE-2024-45679)

Record
OESA-2024-2197
CVSS 3.1
8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45679 8.4

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by importing a specially crafted file into the product.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45679
CVSS 3.1
8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14342-1 No score

assimp-devel-5.4.3-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the assimp-devel-5.4.3-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14342-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
assimp
Debian: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
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5.4.1+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
assimp
Debian:13
 before 5.4.0+ds-1
5.4.0+ds-1
assimp
Debian:14
 before 5.4.0+ds-1
5.4.0+ds-1
assimp_jll
Julia
 before 6.0.4+0
6.0.4+0
assimp
openEuler:24.03-LTS
 before 5.3.1-4.oe2403
5.3.1-4.oe2403
assimp
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP4
 before 5.2.4-3.oe2203sp4
5.2.4-3.oe2203sp4
assimp
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP3
 before 5.2.4-3.oe2203sp3
5.2.4-3.oe2203sp3
assimp
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1
 before 5.2.4-3.oe2203sp1
5.2.4-3.oe2203sp1
assimp
Ubuntu: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
assimp
Ubuntu: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
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
assimp
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.1.0~dfsg-54.1.0~dfsg-5ubuntu15.0.1~ds0-1build1
 None known
assimp
Ubuntu: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
assimp
Ubuntu: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
assimp
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.4.3+ds-2
 None known
assimp
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
6.0.4+ds-1build16.0.5+ds-1
 None known
assimp
Ubuntu: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
assimp
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 5.4.3-2.1
5.4.3-2.1

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2024-45679 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Assimp, published September 18, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. Fixed in assimp 5.4.0+ds-1.

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