Kitware VTK 9.5.0 Visualization Toolkit ImportActors use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Kitware VTK 9.5.0. This vulnerability affects the function vtkGLTFImporter::ImportActors of the component Visualization Toolkit. This manipulation causes use after free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-57109. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Kitware VTK 9.5.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function vtkGLTFImporter::ImportActors of the component Visualization Toolkit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in vtkGLTFImporter::ImportActors. When processing GLTF files with invalid scene node references, the application accesses string members of mesh objects that have been previously freed during actor import operations.

It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.kitware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-57109 since 08/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/01/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 272075 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-57109), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (272075). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 272075
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-57109

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/17/2025 CVE reserved
10/30/2025 +74 days Advisory disclosed
10/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/01/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gitlab.kitware.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-57109 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-57109
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330619

Entryinfo

Created: 10/30/2025 19:34
Updated: 11/01/2025 10:20
Changes: 10/30/2025 19:34 (54), 11/01/2025 10:20 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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