Bug 2549216 (CVE-2026-108573)

Summary: CVE-2026-108573 assimp: assimp: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in PLY file handler
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: rhel-process-autobot, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in assimp. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted Polygon File Format (PLY) file, triggering an out-of-bounds read in the buffer parsing mechanism. This issue can cause an application crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS), or potentially expose sensitive memory data.
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Bug Depends On: 2550386, 2550387, 2550388, 2550389, 2550391, 2550392, 2550395    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-11 11:31:46 UTC 
A vulnerability was detected in Open Asset Import Library Assimp up to 6.0.5. Affected by this vulnerability is the function IOStreamBuffer::getNextBlock of the component PLY File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.