Description
A double-free condition exists in contrib/shpsort.c of shapelib 1.5.0 and older releases. This issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or have other unspecified impact via control over malloc.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OSGeo/shapelib/commit/c75b9281a5b9452d92e1682bdfe6019a13ed819f
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OSGeo/shapelib/issues/39
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0125
EPSS Percentile
65.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-415
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (1)
osgeo/shapelib
< 1.5.0
Published
Oct 17, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026