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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-3159
medium Nessus Plugin ID 247121
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Synopsis
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.Description
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.- A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 5.4.3.
This affects the function Assimp::ASE::Parser::ParseLV4MeshBonesVertices of the file code/AssetLib/ASE/ASEParser.cpp of the component ASE File Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is e8a6286542924e628e02749c4f5ac4f91fdae71b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. (CVE-2025-3159)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.
Solution
There is no known solution at this time.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-3159
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 247121
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_3159.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 8/9/2025
Updated: 8/9/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.4
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-3159
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.8
Threat Score: 1.9
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt5-qt3d-devel, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:assimp, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:assimp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt5-qt3d-examples, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt5-qt3d
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-3159