Assimp up to 6.0.4 Half-Life 1 MDL Loader HL1MDLLoader.cpp read_animations heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Assimp up to 6.0.4. Affected is the function Assimp::MDL::HalfLife::HL1MDLLoader::read_animations of the file HL1MDLLoader.cpp of the component Half-Life 1 MDL Loader. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-10230. The attack must be initiated from a local position. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The project tagged the reported issue as bug.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Assimp up to 6.0.4. This affects the function Assimp::MDL::HalfLife::HL1MDLLoader::read_animations of the file HL1MDLLoader.cpp of the component Half-Life 1 MDL Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-10230. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The project tagged the reported issue as bug.

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

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

05/31/2026 Advisory disclosed
05/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 6615
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-10230 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-10230
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-367509
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/31/2026 10:16
Changes: 05/31/2026 10:16 (57)
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Submitter: TYGLS
Cache ID: 216::103

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Accepted

  • Submit #821190: Assimp commit 17c12da Heap-based Buffer Overflow (by TYGLS)

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