CVE-2025-2591
Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3. This vulnerability affects the function MDLImporter::InternReadFile_Quake1 of the file code/AssetLib/MDL/MDLLoader.cpp. The manipulation of the argument skinwidth/skinheight leads to divide by zero. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as ab66a1674fcfac87aaba4c8b900b315ebc3e7dbd. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| โ | Affected | โ |
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Affected | โ |
| sid | Fixed | 6.0.2+ds-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 6.0.2+ds-1 |
| bullseye | Affected | โ |
| bookworm | Affected | โ |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pyassimp | <=5.4.3 | |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-2591
- https://vuldb.com/?id.300574
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.517781
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6009
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6009#issue-2877367021
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300574
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/6047
- https://github.com/assimp/assimp/pull/6047/commits/ab66a1674fcfac87aaba4c8b900b315ebc3e7dbd
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2591.html
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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