CVE-2025-3159 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability found in Open Asset Import Library (Assimp) version 5.4.3, specifically within the ASE File Handler component's Assimp::ASE::Parser::ParseLV4MeshBonesVertices function. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant risk, and requires local access with user interaction for exploitation. Successful exploitation could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While a public exploit has been disclosed and a patch is available (e8a6286542924e628e02749c4f5ac4f91fdae71b), there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB modules, and community discussion and media coverage remain minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:assimp:assimp:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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
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