Description
A vulnerability was determined in Assimp up to 6.0.4. This affects the function HL1MDLLoader::read_meshes of the file HL1MDLLoader.cpp of the component Half-Life 1 MDL Loader. This manipulation causes heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project tagged the reported issue as bug.
Problem types
Timeline
| 2026-05-31: | Advisory disclosed |
| 2026-05-31: | VulDB entry created |
| 2026-05-31: | VulDB entry last update |
Credits
TYGLS (VulDB User)
VulDB CNA Team
References
vuldb.com/vuln/367508 (VDB-367508 | Assimp Half-Life 1 MDL Loader HL1MDLLoader.cpp read_meshes heap-based overflow)
vuldb.com/vuln/367508/cti (VDB-367508 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA))
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-10229 (CVE-2026-10229 | CVE Analysis and Report)
vuldb.com/submit/821189 (Submit #821189 | Assimp commit 17c12da Heap-based Buffer Overflow)
github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/6614
github.com/user-attachments/files/27194364/poc.zip
github.com/assimp/assimp/