[ CVE-2026-117608 · Published 28 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in assimp
CVSS 6.1
EPSS <1%No fix listed yet
[ Description ]Official description
Assimp through 6.0.5 contains an integer overflow vulnerability in MD2Importer::ValidateHeader() that allows attackers to bypass frame table bounds checks using crafted header fields. Attackers can supply a malicious .md2 file whose numFrames and numVertices values wrap the 32-bit size check, causing heap out-of-bounds reads that crash applications or expose adjacent heap memory.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- github.com/assimp/assimp
- github.com/assimp/assimp/blob/v6.0.5/code/AssetLib/MD2/MD2Loader.cpp
- github.com/assimp/assimp/commit/7dbc85d9218fae017d4fad70269e7569f7b0c870
- github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6929
- github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/6963
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/assimp-through-6.0.5-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-md2-impor…