| Title | Assimp commit 17c12da Heap-based Buffer Overflow |
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| Description | A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in Assimp's Half-Life 1 MDL loader within the `Assimp::MDL::HalfLife::HL1MDLLoader::read_animations()` function at `HL1MDLLoader.cpp:989`. The flaw is caused by insufficient array boundary validation when parsing malformed MDL files. The parser allocates an animation array of size 1, but attempts to write a second element out of bounds without verifying the remaining capacity. This out-of-bounds heap write leads to an immediate application crash and potential memory corruption. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability via a crafted MDL file to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. |
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| Source | ⚠️ https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6615 |
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| User | TYGLS (UID 94774) |
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| Submission | 05/07/2026 04:50 (2 months ago) |
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| Moderation | 05/31/2026 10:11 (24 days later) |
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| Status | Accepted |
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| VulDB entry | 367509 [Assimp up to 6.0.4 Half-Life 1 MDL Loader HL1MDLLoader.cpp read_animations heap-based overflow] |
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| Points | 20 |
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