Bug 2483759 (CVE-2026-10230)

Summary: CVE-2026-10230 assimp: Assimp: Local heap-based buffer overflow in Half-Life 1 MDL Loader
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Keith Grant <kgrant>
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A flaw was found in Assimp, specifically within the Half-Life 1 MDL Loader component. A local attacker could exploit a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the `read_animations` function of `HL1MDLLoader.cpp`. This could lead to information disclosure, denial of service, or potentially arbitrary code execution.
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Description Keith Grant 2026-06-01 15:29:05 UTC 
A vulnerability was identified in Assimp up to 6.0.4. This impacts the function Assimp::MDL::HalfLife::HL1MDLLoader::read_animations of the file HL1MDLLoader.cpp of the component Half-Life 1 MDL Loader. Such manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project tagged the reported issue as bug.