LASzip through 3.5.0 contains an invalid free vulnerability in laszip_read_header() that allows attackers to free uninitialized heap pointers via truncated variable length record data. Attackers can supply a crafted LAS/LAZ file with an inflated VLR count that, when opened and destroyed through the C API, crashes the process and corrupts the heap.
https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/laszip-vlr-uninitialized-free
https://github.com/LASzip/LASzip/commit/c9bfd3e68d65c84d513a2286ae06cbbe17afda02
https://github.com/LASzip/LASzip/blob/3.5.0/src/laszip_dll.cpp#L497-L511
https://github.com/LASzip/LASzip/blob/3.5.0/src/laszip_dll.cpp#L3967-L3995
Published: 2026-10-14
Updated: 2026-10-16
Base Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00173