Liblas
CVE-2018-20537
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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1DescriptionNVD
There is a NULL pointer dereference at liblas::SpatialReference::GetGTIF() (spatialreference.cpp) in libLAS 1.8.1 that will cause a denial of service.
AnalysisAI
There is a NULL pointer dereference at liblas::SpatialReference::GetGTIF() (spatialreference.cpp) in libLAS 1.8.1 that will cause a denial of service. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. There is a NULL pointer dereference at liblas::SpatialReference::GetGTIF() (spatialreference.cpp) in libLAS 1.8.1 that will cause a denial of service. Affected products include: Liblas.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.
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There is memory leak at liblas::Open (liblas/liblas.hpp) in libLAS 1.8.1. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnera
There is a Segmentation fault triggered by illegal address access at liblas::SpatialReference::GetGTIF() (spatialreferen
There is a heap-based buffer over-read at liblas::SpatialReference::GetGTIF() (spatialreference.cpp) in libLAS 1.8.1 tha
Same weakness CWE-476 – NULL Pointer Dereference
View allSame technique Null Pointer Dereference
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