A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability has been identified in the…
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability has been identified in the OpenDDLParser::parseStructure function within the Assimp library, specifically during the processing of OpenGEX files.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00224 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:assimp:assimp:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.3 | Vulnerable | Open Asset Import Library |
- cpe:2.3:a:assimp:assimp:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.3 Vulnerable ·Open Asset Import Library
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-48424
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-93cm-9ghm-5q5v
References
More Open Asset Import Library Assimp vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-22579 An issue was discovered with assimp 5.1.4, a use after free occurred in function… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-32382 An issue in assimp v.5.4.3 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2024-35797 A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability was discovered in the SkipSpacesAndLineEnd function… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2024-32385 A segmentation fault (SEGV) was detected in the SortByPTypeProcess::Execute function in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2024-32384 A segmentation fault (SEGV) was detected in the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2025-02631 Open Asset Import Library Assimp MDL File MDLMaterialLoader.cpp ParseTextureColorData resource consumption CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-48424 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-48424 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-93cm-9ghm-5q5v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-48424 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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