Process crash via unchecked project parameter values
Published Feb 9, 2024 · Updated Nov 4, 2025
Heap-buffer overflow in Hugin 2022.0.0 allows local users to crash the pto_merge process by supplying a crafted PTO project file. PanoramaMemento::loadPTScript accepts excessive parameter values and accesses a SrcPanoImage pointer vector beyond its allocated boundary. Exploitation requires pto_merge to parse attacker-controlled PTO project data, and the demonstrated consequence is process termination.
Summary
What happened
Heap-buffer overflow in Hugin 2022.0.0 allows local users to crash the pto_merge process by supplying a crafted PTO project file. PanoramaMemento::loadPTScript accepts excessive parameter values and accesses a SrcPanoImage pointer vector beyond its allocated boundary. Exploitation requires pto_merge to parse attacker-controlled PTO project data, and the demonstrated consequence is process termination.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-25442
- Published
- Feb 9, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 4, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-787, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- Launchpad pto_merge proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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