Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in Open Asset Import Library Assimp up to 5.4.3. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Assimp::SceneCombiner::Copy of the file code/Common/SceneCombiner.cpp of the component Model File Handler. Such manipulation of the argument width/height leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This and similar defects are tracked and handled via issue #6128.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Asset Import Library | Assimp | 5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.3 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | assimp | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | assimp | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | assimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | assimp | No fix yet | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | qt5-qt3d +2 | 5.15.3-1.amzn2.0.11 | ALAS2-2026-3994 |
Advisories 1
- ALAS2-2026-3994 Moderate: qt5-qt3d security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Oct 12, 2026
References
- VDB-374595 | Open Asset Import Library Assimp Model File SceneCombiner.cpp Copy heap-based overflow vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-374595 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2025-15666 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #844487 | Assimp v5.4.3 Heap-based Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6079 exploit issue-tracking