CVE-2024-40724 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Heap-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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00115.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Open Asset Import Library

Assimp

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`prior to 5.4.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:assimp:assimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Assimp Subscribe	Assimp Subscribe
Open Asset Import Library Subscribe	Open Asset Import Library Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/5651/commits/614911bb3b1bfc3a1799ae2b3cca306270f3fb97
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/releases/tag/v5.4.2
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87710540/

History

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-120

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Assimp Assimp assimp
Weaknesses		CWE-787
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:assimp:assimp::::::::
Vendors & Products		Assimp Assimp assimp

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2024-07-19T07:38:28.057Z

Updated: 2025-03-25T13:27:33.147Z

Reserved: 2024-07-09T06:39:54.634Z

Link: CVE-2024-40724

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:33:11.893Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-07-19T08:15:02.070

Modified: 2025-03-25T14:15:25.580

Link: CVE-2024-40724

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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