GHSA-9vj4-wc7r-p844
ImageMagick MSL: Stack overflow via infinite recursion in ProcessMSLScript
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q8-x64 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q8-x86 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-x64 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-x86 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
| NuGet | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU | < 14.10.2 | 14.10.2 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## Summary
Stack overflow via infinite recursion in MSL (Magick Scripting Language) `<write>` command when writing to MSL format.
## Version
- ImageMagick 7.x (tested on current main branch)
- Commit: HEAD
- Requires: libxml2 support (for MSL parsing)
## Steps to Reproduce
### Method 1: Using ImageMagick directly
```bash
magick MSL:recursive.msl out.png
```
### Method 2: Using OSS-Fuzz reproduce
```bash
python3 infra/helper.py build_fuzzers imagemagick
python3 infra/helper.py reproduce imagemagick msl_fuzzer recursive.msl
```
Or run the fuzzer directly:
```bash
./msl_fuzzer recursive.msl
```
## Expected Behavior
ImageMagick should handle recursive MSL references gracefully by detecting the loop and returning an error.
## Actual Behavior
Stack overflow causes process crash:
```
AddressSanitizer:DEADLYSIGNAL
==PID==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: stack-overflow
#0 MSLStartElement /src/imagemagick/coders/msl.c:7045
#1 xmlParseStartTag /src/libxml2/parser.c
#2 xmlParseChunk /src/libxml2/parser.c:11273
#3 ProcessMSLScript /src/imagemagick/coders/msl.c:7405
#4 WriteMSLImage /src/imagemagick/coders/msl.c:7867
#5 WriteImage /src/imagemagick/MagickCore/constitute.c:1346
#6 MSLStartElement /src/imagemagick/coders/msl.c:7045
... (infinite recursion, 287+ frames)
```
## Root Cause Analysis
In `coders/msl.c`, the `<write>` command handler in `MSLStartElement()` (line ~7045) calls `WriteImage()`. When the output filename specifies MSL format (`msl:filename`), `WriteMSLImage()` is called, which parses the MSL file again via `ProcessMSLScript()`.
If the MSL file references itself (directly or indirectly), this creates an infinite recursion loop:
```
MSLStartElement() → WriteImage() → WriteMSLImage() → ProcessMSLScript()
→ xmlParseChunk() → MSLStartElement() → ... (infinite loop)
```
## Impact
- **DoS**: Guaranteed crash via stack exhaustion
- **Affected**: Any application using ImageMagick to process user-supplied MSL files
## Additional Trigger Paths
The `<read>` command can also trigger recursion:
Indirect recursion is also possible (a.msl → b.msl → a.msl).
## Fuzzer
This issue was discovered using a custom MSL fuzzer:
```cpp
#include <cstdint>
#include <Magick++/Blob.h>
#include <Magick++/Image.h>
#include "utils.cc"
extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *Data, size_t Size)
{
if (IsInvalidSize(Size))
return(0);
try
{
const Magick::Blob blob(Data, Size);
Magick::Image image;
image.magick("MSL");
image.fileName("MSL:");
image.read(blob);
}
catch (Magick::Exception)
{
}
return(0);
}
```
This issue was found by Team FuzzingBrain @ Texas A&M University
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.