CVE-2025-15666

A security vulnerability has been detected in Open Asset Import Library Assimp up to 5.4.3. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Assimp::SceneCombiner::Copy of the file code/Common/SceneCombiner.cpp of the component Model File Handler. Such manipulation of the argument width/height leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This and similar defects are tracked and handled via issue #6128.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6079
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-15666
https://vuldb.com/submit/844487
https://vuldb.com/vuln/374595
https://vuldb.com/vuln/374595/cti

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-01 07:16

Updated : 2026-07-01 15:16

NVD link : CVE-2025-15666

Mitre link : CVE-2025-15666

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-15666

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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