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CVE-2025-55212 — ImageMagick affected by divide-by-zero in...

LOW

ImageMagick affected by divide-by-zero in ThumbnailImage via montage -geometry ":" leads to crash

Published August 26, 2025Updated November 3, 2025Source: osv

Summary

## Summary Passing a geometry string containing only a colon (":") to montage -geometry leads GetGeometry() to set width/height to 0. Later, ThumbnailImage() divides by these zero dimensions, triggering a crash (SIGFPE/abort), resulting in a denial of service. ## Details **Root Cause** 1. `montage -geometry ":" ...` reaches `MagickCore/geometry.c:GetGeometry().` 2. `StringToDouble/InterpretLocaleValue` parses `":"` as `0.0;` then: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/0ba1b587be17543b664f7ad538e9e51e0da59d17/MagickCore/geometry.c#L355 `WidthValue` (and/or `HeightValue)` is set with a zero dimension. 3. In MagickCore/resize.c:ThumbnailImage(), the code computes: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/0ba1b587be17543b664f7ad538e9e51e0da59d17/MagickCore/resize.c#L4625-L4629 causing a division by zero and immediate crash. The issue is trivially triggerable without external input files (e.g., using `xc:white`). ### Reproduction Environment ``` Version: ImageMagick 7.1.2-1 (Beta) Q16-HDRI x86_64 0ba1b587b:20250812 https://imagemagick.org Features: Cipher DPC HDRI Delegates (built-in): bzlib fontconfig freetype jbig jng jpeg lcms lzma pangocairo png tiff x xml zlib Compiler: clang (14.0.0) OS/Arch: Linux x86_64 ``` Steps ``` ./bin/magick montage -geometry : xc:white null: ``` Observed result ``` IOT instruction (core dumped) # (Environment-dependent: SIGFPE/abort may be observed.) ``` ## PoC No external file required; the pseudo image xc:white suffices: ``` ./bin/magick montage -geometry : xc:white null: ``` ## Impact - **Denial of Service:** A divide-by-zero in `ThumbnailImage()` causes immediate abnormal termination (e.g., SIGFPE/abort), crashing the ImageMagick process. ## Suggested fix Defensively reject zero dimensions early in `ThumbnailImage()`: ```c if ((columns == 0) || (rows == 0)) { (void) ThrowMagickException(exception, GetMagickModule(), OptionError, "InvalidGeometry", "thumbnail requires non-zero dimensions: %.20gx%.20g", (double) columns, (double) rows); return (Image *) NULL; } ``` Additionally, consider tightening validation in `GetGeometry()` so that colon-only (and similar malformed) inputs do not yield `WidthValue/HeightValue` with zero, or are rejected outright. Variants like `"x:"` or `":x"` may also need explicit handling (maintainer confirmation requested). ## Credits ### Team Daemon Fuzz Hunters **Bug Hunting Master Program, HSpace/Findthegap** <br> **Woojin Park** @jin-156 [1203kids@gmail.com](mailto:1203kids@gmail.com) **Hojun Lee** @leehohojune [leehojune@korea.ac.kr](mailto:leehojune@korea.ac.kr) **Youngin Won** @amethyst0225 [youngin04@korea.ac.kr](mailto:youngin04@korea.ac.kr) **Siyeon Han** @hanbunny [kokosyeon@gmail.com](mailto:kokosyeon@gmail.com)

Advisory Timeline

  • First published August 26, 2025 (412 days ago).
  • Last revised November 3, 2025 — 69 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q8-x64 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-x64 --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-x64 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-x64 --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-x86 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-x86 --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q8-x86 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-x86 --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU --version 14.8.1
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.8.1 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.8.1

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (18)

Affects 1 ecosystem: nuget (18).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+195 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q16-arm64
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+43 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+43 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+43 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q8-x64
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+214 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q8-arm64
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+43 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+195 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+198 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q16-x64
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+214 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+95 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+95 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q16-x86
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+214 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+95 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+195 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q8-x86
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+214 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+43 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+198 more)14.8.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+43 more)14.8.1

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 3.7 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-55212?
ImageMagick affected by divide-by-zero in ThumbnailImage via montage -geometry ":" leads to crash This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of LOW (CVSS score: 3.7/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-55212?
CVE-2025-55212 affects Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU, Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 and Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 (and 15 more). Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-55212 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
3.7

Exploitation is difficult or impact is minor. Address in your next planned update.

Also Known As

GHSA-fh55-q5pj-pxgw

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