Assimp up to 6.0.6 MD2Importer InternReadFile frameSize out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Assimp up to 6.0.6. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function MD2Importer::InternReadFile of the component MD2Importer. Such manipulation of the argument frameSize leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-129480. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Assimp up to 6.0.6. Affected by this issue is the function MD2Importer::InternReadFile of the component MD2Importer. The manipulation of the argument frameSize with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Assimp through 6.0.6 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in MD2Importer::InternReadFile that allows attackers to read past the file buffer via an unvalidated stored frameSize header field. Attackers can supply a crafted .md2 file loaded with a non-zero keyframe selected to crash the application or leak adjacent heap memory into the imported mesh.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-129480 since 11/15/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Timelineinfo

11/15/2026 Advisory disclosed
11/15/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
11/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CNA: VulnCheck
CVE: CVE-2026-129480 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-129480
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-437492

Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2026 14:31
Changes: 11/15/2026 14:31 (75)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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