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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-53425
CVE-2024-53425:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability was discovered in the SkipSpacesAndLineEnd function in Assimp v5.4.3. The vulnerability occurs when processing certain malformed MD5 model files, leading to an out-of-bounds read and potential application crash (GitHub Issue, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the SkipSpacesAndLineEnd function defined in MD5Parser.h at line 428. The function fails to properly check buffer boundaries when parsing input data, resulting in a read operation beyond the allocated memory. The issue has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 6.2 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability can lead to an out-of-bounds read operation and potentially cause the application to crash. The impact is primarily focused on availability, with no direct impact on confidentiality or integrity of the system (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
A fix has been proposed through a pull request (#5921) to address the buffer overflow issue. Users are advised to monitor for updates and apply patches when available (GitHub Issue).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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