CVE-2024-25443 Use after free in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can trigger a heap-use-after-free in Hugin by parsing a crafted image, potentially leading to code execution or application crash.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-25443?

CVE-2024-25443 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue in the HuginBase::ImageVariable<double>::linkWith function of Hugin v2022.0.0 allows attackers to cause a heap-use-after-free via parsing a crafted image.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25443?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hugin Project Hugin.

How do I fix CVE-2024-25443?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2024-25443 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-25443 exists.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25443, GHSA-qhwj-cgvq-4h8w, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25443.

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