CVE-2021-45948 json
Open Asset Import Library (aka assimp) 5.1.0 and 5.1.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in _m3d_safestr (called from m3d_load and Assimp::M…
published 2021-12-31 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-0209
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Open Asset Import Library (aka assimp) 5.1.0 and 5.1.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in _m3d_safestr (called from m3d_load and Assimp::M3DWrapper::M3DWrapper).
Patch / fix
- assimp Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.1.1~ds0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45948
Exploit prediction
0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- bugs.chromium.org https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=34416 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
bugs.chromium.org
/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=34416
exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/202210-01
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/assimp/OSV-2021-775.yaml
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-45948
- NVD CVE-2021-45948
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