libLAS 1.8.1 contains a memory leak vulnerability in /libLAS/apps/ts2las.cpp.

published 2024-02-27 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-24704

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.2%; EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits: 0; none known

Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2024-27507 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 7.5

liblas: memory leak may lead to DoS

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-02-27)

Exploit prediction

1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/LuMingYinDetect/libLAS_defects/blob/main/libLAS_detect_1.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

liblas liblas

Classification

Weakness

CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

github.com /LuMingYinDetect/libLAS_defects/blob/main/libLAS_detect_1.md
exploit, third-party-advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WVOY7E2QWQRVXZTJGI7Z4KXGSU6BGEKH/
vendor-advisory, mailing-list
lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3QRV2D4GYUZNZRJHVGFSYSOSZLCETI4E/
vendor-advisory, mailing-list
lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6T2B6GZQ3WUVFNAAWFQJAQY7UM4OH5TA/
vendor-advisory, mailing-list
lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6T2B6GZQ3WUVFNAAWFQJAQY7UM4OH5TA/
lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WVOY7E2QWQRVXZTJGI7Z4KXGSU6BGEKH/

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-27507
NVD CVE-2024-27507

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Summary