CVE-2024-40724

NameCVE-2024-40724
DescriptionHeap-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
assimp (PTS)jessie3.0~dfsg-3vulnerable
stretch3.3.1~dfsg-4vulnerable
buster4.1.0~dfsg-5vulnerable
bullseye5.0.1~ds0-2vulnerable
bookworm5.2.5~ds0-1vulnerable
sid, trixie5.4.3+ds-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
assimpsourcejessie(unfixed)end-of-life
assimpsourcestretch(unfixed)end-of-life
assimpsourcebuster(unfixed)end-of-life
assimpsource(unstable)5.4.2+ds-1

Notes

[bookworm] - assimp <ignored> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - assimp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/commit/ddb74c2bbdee1565dda667e85f0c82a0588c8053 (v5.4.2)

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