PointCloudLibrary pcl up to 1.14.x zlib out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PointCloudLibrary pcl up to 1.14.x. The affected element is an unknown function of the component zlib. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-4640. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PointCloudLibrary pcl up to 1.14.x. Affected is an unknown function of the component zlib. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in PointCloudLibrary pcl allows Overflow Buffers. Since version 1.14.0, PCL by default uses a zlib installation from the system, unless the user sets WITH_SYSTEM_ZLIB=FALSE. So this potential vulnerability is only relevant if the PCL version is older than 1.14.0 or the user specifically requests to not use the system zlib.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-4640 since 05/13/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 264350 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-4640), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.15.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (264350). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Type

• Software Library

Vendor

• PointCloudLibrary

Name

• pcl

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14

Website

• Product: https://github.com/PointCloudLibrary/pcl/

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