CVE catalog

CVE-2025-5201

assimp: CVE-2025-5201

Severity: Low · CVSS 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Published: May 26, 2025, 7:00:09 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.30% · Oct 25, 2026

A vulnerability was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function LWOImporter::CountVertsAndFacesLWO2 of the file assimp/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOLoader.cpp. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project decided to collect all Fuzzer bugs in a main-issue to address them in the future.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	assimp	sid	`6.0.5+ds-1`	vulnerable
Debian	assimp	forky	`6.0.5+ds-1`	vulnerable
Debian	assimp	trixie	`5.4.3+ds-2`	vulnerable
Debian	assimp	bookworm	`5.2.5~ds0-1`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	assimp	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1106730]
Debian	assimp	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1106730]
Debian	assimp	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1106730]
Debian	assimp	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1106730]

[Debian bug #1106730]

Notes

[trixie] assimp: Minor issue, revisit when/if fixed upstream [bookworm] assimp: Minor issue, revisit when/if fixed upstream

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[assimp-testmodels]Affected
Source package: [assimp]
Details (2)
- 5.2.5~ds0-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · bookworm; dsa · assimp · debian · 12
- 5.2.5~ds0-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · bookworm; dsa · assimp · debian · 12
[assimp-utils]Affected
Source package: [assimp]
Details (2)
- 5.2.5~ds0-1+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · bookworm; dsa · assimp · debian · 12
- 5.2.5~ds0-1+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · bookworm; dsa · assimp · debian · 12
[libassimp5]Affected
Source package: [assimp]
Details (2)
- 5.2.5~ds0-1+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · bookworm; dsa · assimp · debian · 12
- 5.2.5~ds0-1+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · bookworm; dsa · assimp · debian · 12
[libassimp-dev]Affected
Source package: [assimp]
Details (2)
- 5.2.5~ds0-1+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · bookworm; dsa · assimp · debian · 12
- 5.2.5~ds0-1+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · bookworm; dsa · assimp · debian · 12
[libassimp-doc]Affected
Source package: [assimp]
Details (2)
- 5.2.5~ds0-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · bookworm; dsa · assimp · debian · 12
- 5.2.5~ds0-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · bookworm; dsa · assimp · debian · 12
[python3-pyassimp]Affected
Source package: [assimp]
Details (2)
- 5.2.5~ds0-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · bookworm; dsa · assimp · debian · 12
- 5.2.5~ds0-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · bookworm; dsa · assimp · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[assimp-testmodels]Affected
Source package: [assimp]
Details (2)
- 5.4.3+ds-2 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · 13
- 5.4.3+ds-2 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · 13
[assimp-utils]Affected
Source package: [assimp]
Details (2)
- 5.4.3+ds-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · 13
- 5.4.3+ds-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · 13
[libassimp5]Affected
Source package: [assimp]
Details (2)
- 5.4.3+ds-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · 13
- 5.4.3+ds-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · 13
[libassimp-dev]Affected
Source package: [assimp]
Details (2)
- 5.4.3+ds-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · 13
- 5.4.3+ds-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · 13
[libassimp-doc]Affected
Source package: [assimp]
Details (2)
- 5.4.3+ds-2 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · 13
- 5.4.3+ds-2 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · 13
[python3-pyassimp]Affected
Source package: [assimp]
Details (2)
- 5.4.3+ds-2 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · 13
- 5.4.3+ds-2 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · assimp · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 24, 2026, 10:05:58 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]