CVE-2025-53012
Linuxfoundation Materialx denial of service
- Published1 Aug 2025
Description
MaterialX is an open standard for the exchange of rich material and look-development content across applications and renderers. In version 1.39.2, nested imports of MaterialX files can lead to a crash via stack memory exhaustion, due to the lack of a limit on the "import chain" depth. When parsing file imports, recursion is used to process nested files; however, there is no limit imposed to the depth of files that can be parsed by the library. By building a sufficiently deep chain of MaterialX files one referencing the next, it is possible to crash the process using the MaterialX library via stack exhaustion. This is fixed in version 1.39.3.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected products
Remediation
No fixed version is recorded in the NVD data. Check the vendor advisory for the latest guidance.
References
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/blob/main/documents/Specification/MaterialX.Specification.md#mtlx-file-format-definition
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/pull/2233/commits/6182c07467297416a30d148ab531d81198686dc5
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/releases/tag/v1.39.3
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/security/advisories/GHSA-qc2h-74x3-4v3w
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Frequently asked
Is CVE-2025-53012 being actively exploited?
CVE-2025-53012 is not in the CISA KEV catalog. A public exploit reference exists, so treat it as exploitable. Its EPSS exploit probability is 0.85%.
How severe is CVE-2025-53012?
CVE-2025-53012 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated high. EPSS estimates a 0.85% probability of exploitation.
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-53012?
Affected products include Linuxfoundation Materialx.
How do I fix CVE-2025-53012?
Apply the vendor's patch or advisory guidance, then verify no affected versions remain across your devices.
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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.