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TI-2018-14562 Aliases CVE-2018-20537GHSA-x2r3-qg8c-ghw6

There is a NULL pointer dereference at liblas::SpatialReference::GetGTIF()…

Priority LOW 31CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

There is a NULL pointer dereference at liblas::SpatialReference::GetGTIF() (spatialreference.cpp) in libLAS 1.8.1 that will cause a denial of service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01087 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:liblas:liblas:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1VulnerablelibLAS
  • cpe:2.3:a:liblas:liblas:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·libLAS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20537
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x2r3-qg8c-ghw6

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2024-18287 libLAS 1.8.1 contains a memory leak vulnerability in /libLAS/apps/ts2las.cpp. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-14565 There is memory leak at liblas::Open (liblas/liblas.hpp) in libLAS 1.8.1. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2018-14564 There is a Segmentation fault triggered by illegal address access at… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2018-14561 There is a heap-based buffer over-read at liblas::SpatialReference::GetGTIF()… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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