PointCloudLibrary pcl up to 1.13.x zlib crc32.C Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PointCloudLibrary pcl up to 1.13.x. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file crc32.C of the component zlib. Such manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-52937. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PointCloudLibrary pcl up to 1.13.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file crc32.C of the component zlib. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in PointCloudLibrary PCL (surface/src/3rdparty/opennurbs modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files crc32.C. This 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 (WITH_SYSTEM_ZLIB=FALSE).

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-52937 since 06/23/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 1.14.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 2f9dc390c6769fbd821fafa0e16f4707ed7c5d79 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: pcl 1.14.0
Patch: 2f9dc390c6769fbd821fafa0e16f4707ed7c5d79

Timelineinfo

06/23/2025 Advisory disclosed
06/23/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
06/23/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/23/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-52937 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-52937
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-313628

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2025 12:41
Changes: 06/23/2025 12:41 (75)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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