CVE-2024-40724

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp versions prior to 5.4.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the product.

Affected products

Open Asset Import Library Assimp: before 5.4.2 — fixed in 5.4.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/5651/commits/614911bb3b1bfc3a1799ae2b3cca306270f3fb97
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/releases/tag/v5.4.2
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87710540/
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/5651/commits/614911bb3b1bfc3a1799ae2b3cca306270f3fb97
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/releases/tag/v5.4.2
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87710540/

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