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Mageia 9: MGASA-2024-0300 Critical: Assimp Buffer Overflow Exploit

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Calendar Grey September 13, 2024
Dist Mageia Esm H88
A buffer overflow in the Assimp library, exploiting heap memory corruption, grants local attackers the ability to run arbitrary code through specially designed files. Learn more.
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the program

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Assimp allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by inputting a specially crafted file into the program.

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33531

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- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40724

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security update buffer overflow arbitrary code execution Mageia assimp

Resolution

SRPMS

- 9/core/assimp-5.2.2-4.1.mga9

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Publication date: 13 Sep 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0300.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2024-40724

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security update buffer overflow arbitrary code execution Mageia assimp

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