libLAS 1.8.1 liblas/liblas.hpp liblas::Open resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in libLAS 1.8.1. Impacted is the function liblas::Open in the library liblas/liblas.hpp. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-20540. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libLAS 1.8.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function liblas::Open in the library liblas/liblas.hpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

There is memory leak at liblas::Open (liblas/liblas.hpp) in libLAS 1.8.1.

The bug was discovered 11/22/2018. The weakness was disclosed 12/28/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-20540 since 12/27/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 36 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261390 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-20540), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261390). The entries VDB-128506, VDB-128504 and VDB-128503 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 261390
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-20540

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/22/2018 🔍
12/27/2018 +35 days 🔍
12/28/2018 +1 days 🔍
12/28/2018 +0 days 🔍
12/29/2018 +1 days 🔍
09/08/2025 +2445 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2020-6dbbecb893
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-20540 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20540
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-128507
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/29/2018 17:35
Updated: 09/08/2025 07:47
Changes: 12/29/2018 17:35 (57), 04/24/2020 21:29 (1), 06/22/2023 11:39 (3), 09/08/2025 07:47 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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