CVE-2018-20540 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in libLAS allows attackers to cause a denial of service by exhausting system memory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-20540?
CVE-2018-20540 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
There is memory leak at liblas::Open (liblas/liblas.hpp) in libLAS 1.8.1.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20540?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Liblas Liblas.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-20540 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c8h3-2hgv-9732, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20540.