Which versions of Assimp are affected by CVE-2025-3159?

CVE-2025-3159 presents moderate security risk, a buffer overflow vulnerability rated CVSS 4.8. Exploitation could cause memory corruption or application crashes.. A patch is available.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-3159?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-3159. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-3159?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Vendor patch is available.

Assimp CVE-2025-3159

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-3159?

CVE-2025-3159 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2025-04-03 cna@vuldb.com

Buffer Overflow Red Hat Assimp Suse

4.8

CVSS 4.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

SUSE

4.3 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Red Hat

5.3 MEDIUM

qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:34 vuln.today

Patch released

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:34 nvd

Patch available

PoC Detected

Jul 17, 2025 - 21:44 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Apr 03, 2025 - 14:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. This affects the function Assimp::ASE::Parser::ParseLV4MeshBonesVertices of the file code/AssetLib/ASE/ASEParser.cpp of the component ASE File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is e8a6286542924e628e02749c4f5ac4f91fdae71b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

AnalysisAI

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. This affects the function Assimp::ASE::Parser::ParseLV4MeshBonesVertices of the file code/AssetLib/ASE/ASEParser.cpp of the component ASE File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is e8a6286542924e628e02749c4f5ac4f91fdae71b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. Affected products include: Assimp.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.