Memory exhaustion via unreleased header allocation
Published Feb 27, 2024 · Updated Nov 4, 2025
Memory leak in the ts2las utility in libLAS 1.8.1 allows context-dependent attackers to consume process memory through TerraSolid input. The utility allocates the hdr object with new, then returns from an error branch without deleting it or using the allocation. Processing attacker-controlled data is required, and the published artifact does not establish service-wide denial of service.
Summary
What happened
Memory leak in the ts2las utility in libLAS 1.8.1 allows context-dependent attackers to consume process memory through TerraSolid input. The utility allocates the hdr object with new, then returns from an error branch without deleting it or using the allocation. Processing attacker-controlled data is required, and the published artifact does not establish service-wide denial of service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-27507
- Published
- Feb 27, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 4, 2025
- Vendor
- libLAS
- Product
- libLAS
- Classifications
- CWE-401, T1499
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.8.1
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- libLAS ts2las memory-leak defect reportproof of concept · unverified
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