ImageMagick has XMP profile write that triggers hang due to unbounded loop

Description

Summary

Infinite lines occur when writing during a specific XMP file conversion command

Details

#0  GetXmpNumeratorAndDenominator (denominator=<optimized out>, numerator=<optimized out>, value=<optimized out>) at MagickCore/profile.c:2578
#1  GetXmpNumeratorAndDenominator (denominator=<synthetic pointer>, numerator=<synthetic pointer>, value=720000000000000) at MagickCore/profile.c:2564
#2  SyncXmpProfile (image=image@entry=0x555555bb9ea0, profile=0x555555b9d020) at MagickCore/profile.c:2605
#3  0x00005555555db5cf in SyncImageProfiles (image=image@entry=0x555555bb9ea0) at MagickCore/profile.c:2651
#4  0x0000555555798d4f in WriteImage (image_info=image_info@entry=0x555555bc2050, image=image@entry=0x555555bb9ea0, exception=exception@entry=0x555555b7bea0) at MagickCore/constitute.c:1288
#5  0x0000555555799862 in WriteImages (image_info=image_info@entry=0x555555bb69c0, images=<optimized out>, images@entry=0x555555bb9ea0, filename=<optimized out>, exception=0x555555b7bea0) at MagickCore/constitute.c:1575
#6  0x00005555559650c4 in CLINoImageOperator (cli_wand=cli_wand@entry=0x555555b85790, option=option@entry=0x5555559beebe "-write", arg1n=arg1n@entry=0x7fffffffe2c7 "a.mng", arg2n=arg2n@entry=0x0) at MagickWand/operation.c:4993
#7  0x0000555555974579 in CLIOption (cli_wand=cli_wand@entry=0x555555b85790, option=option@entry=0x5555559beebe "-write") at MagickWand/operation.c:5473
#8  0x00005555559224aa in ProcessCommandOptions (cli_wand=cli_wand@entry=0x555555b85790, argc=argc@entry=3, argv=argv@entry=0x7fffffffdfa8, index=index@entry=1) at MagickWand/magick-cli.c:758
#9  0x000055555592276d in MagickImageCommand (image_info=image_info@entry=0x555555b824a0, argc=argc@entry=3, argv=argv@entry=0x7fffffffdfa8, metadata=metadata@entry=0x7fffffffbc10, exception=exception@entry=0x555555b7bea0) at MagickWand/magick-cli.c:1392
#10 0x00005555559216a0 in MagickCommandGenesis (image_info=image_info@entry=0x555555b824a0, command=command@entry=0x555555922640 <MagickImageCommand>, argc=argc@entry=3, argv=argv@entry=0x7fffffffdfa8, metadata=0x0, exception=exception@entry=0x555555b7bea0) at MagickWand/magick-cli.c:177
#11 0x000055555559f76b in MagickMain (argc=3, argv=0x7fffffffdfa8) at utilities/magick.c:162
#12 0x00007ffff700fd90 in __libc_start_call_main (main=main@entry=0x55555559aec0 <main>, argc=argc@entry=3, argv=argv@entry=0x7fffffffdfa8) at ../sysdeps/nptl/libc_start_call_main.h:58
#13 0x00007ffff700fe40 in __libc_start_main_impl (main=0x55555559aec0 <main>, argc=3, argv=0x7fffffffdfa8, init=<optimized out>, fini=<optimized out>, rtld_fini=<optimized out>, stack_end=0x7fffffffdf98) at ../csu/libc-start.c:392
#14 0x000055555559f535 in _start ()
static void GetXmpNumeratorAndDenominator(double value,
  unsigned long *numerator,unsigned long *denominator)
{
  double
    df;

  *numerator=0;
  *denominator=1;
  if (value <= MagickEpsilon)
    return;
  *numerator=1;
  df=1.0;
  while(fabs(df - value) > MagickEpsilon)
  {
    if (df < value)
      (*numerator)++;
    else
      {
        (*denominator)++;
        *numerator=(unsigned long) (value*(*denominator));
      }
    df=*numerator/(double)*denominator;
  }
}

In this code, the loop while(fabs(df - value) > MagickEpsilon) keeps repeating endlessly.

PoC

magick hang a.mng
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iegkwlTjqnJTtM4XkiheYsjKsC6pxtId/view?usp=sharing

Impact

XMP profile write triggers hang due to unbounded loop

credits

Team Pay1oad DVE

Reporter : Shinyoung Won (with contributions from WooJin Park, DongHa Lee, JungWoo Park, Woojin Jeon, Juwon Chae, Kyusang Han, JaeHun Gou)

yosimich(@yosiimich) Shinyoung Won of SSA Lab

e-mail : [[email protected]]

Woojin Jeon

Gtihub : brainoverflow

e-mail : [[email protected]]

WooJin Park

GitHub : jin-156

e-mail : [[email protected]]

Who4mI(@GAP-dev) Lee DongHa of SSA Lab

Github: GAP-dev

e-mail : [[email protected]]

JungWoo Park

Github : JungWooJJING

e-mail : [[email protected]]

Juwon Chae

Github : I_mho

e-mail : [[email protected]]

Kyusang Han

Github : T1deSEC

e-mail : [[email protected]]

JaeHun Gou

Github : P2GONE

e-mail : [[email protected]]

Commits

Fixed in: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/229fa96a988a21d78318bbca61245a6ed1ee33a0 and https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/38631605e6ab744548a561797472cf8648bcfe26

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
high
Advisory on GitHub
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Source code
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Published (advisory)
2025-07-23 20:03:41 UTC
Updated
2025-07-23 20:03:43 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2025-07-23 20:03:41 UTC
NVD published
2025-07-14

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.06% 19.92%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
7.5 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Credits

  • yosiimich (reporter)
  • root-Brainoverflow (reporter)
  • jin-156 (reporter)
  • JungWooJJING (reporter)
  • I-mho (reporter)
  • T1deSEC (reporter)
  • P2GONE (reporter)
  • GAP-dev (reporter)

Affected packages (19)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
nuget Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q8-x64 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q8-x86 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-x64 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-x86 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 < 14.7.0 14.7.0
nuget Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 < 14.7.0 14.7.0

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence