libLAS up to 1.8.1 Point Record Reader out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in libLAS up to 1.8.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Point Record Reader. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-112059. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in libLAS up to 1.8.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Point Record Reader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

libLAS through 1.8.1 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the point record reader caused by truncating the schema byte size to 16 bits when sizing the point buffer. Attackers can craft a .las file with a LASSchema variable length record whose schema exceeds 65535 bytes, so tools like lasinfo, las2las, or las2txt write attacker-controlled bytes past the heap buffer, causing memory corruption and crashes.

It is possible to read the advisory at hackmd.io. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-112059 since 10/18/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/18/2026).

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

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• libLAS

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• 1.8.0
• 1.8.1

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• end of life

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