Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting assimp package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.12% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-ASSIMP-17227110
  • published8 Jun 2026
  • disclosed1 Jun 2026
  • creditTYGLS

Introduced: 1 Jun 2026

NewCVE-2026-10231  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for assimp.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the extract_anim_value function of the Half-Life 1 MDL Loader component when processing the num.total argument. An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution or cause application crashes by supplying specially crafted input files.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1