CVE-2025-68950: Magick.NET Q16 AnyCPU ImageMagick's Failure To Limit MVG Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-7rvh-xqp3-pr8j
CVSS 4.0
CWE-674
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2025-68950 is a MODERATE (CVSS 4.0) imagemagick's failure to limit mvg vulnerability (CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion) affecting Magick.NET Q16 AnyCPU libraries in the NuGet ecosystem. The issue involves imagemagick's failure to limit mvg mutual causes stack overflow. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 14.10.1.

CVE-2025-68950 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2025-68950
GHSA Identifier GHSA-7rvh-xqp3-pr8j
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 4.0
CWE Classification CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion
Affected Product Magick.NET Q16 AnyCPU
Package Ecosystem NuGet
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 4.0

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Attack Vector Local (AV:L)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability Low (A:L)

How to Fix CVE-2025-68950

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Magick.NET Q16 AnyCPU dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-x86 fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q16-x86 to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q8-x64 fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q8-x64 to 14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q8-x86 fixed: 14.10.1
Upgrade Magick.NET-Q8-x86 to 14.10.1
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

inspect dependencies for Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2025-68950, inspect your project dependencies for Magick.NET Q16 AnyCPU:

inspect dependencies for Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Magick.NET Q16 AnyCPU in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 14.10.1), your application is affected.

Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion, where the product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack. In Magick.NET Q16 AnyCPU, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

### Summary Magick fails to check for circular references between two MVGs, leading to a stack overflow. ### Details After reading mvg1 using Magick, the following is displayed: ``` ./magick -limit memory 2GiB -limit map 2GiB -limit disk 0 mvg:L1.mvg out.png AddressSanitizer:DEADLYSIGNAL ================================================================= ==3564123==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: UNKNOWN SIGNAL on unknown address 0x000000000000 (pc 0x5589549a4458 bp 0x7ffcc61f34a0 sp 0x7ffcc61efdd0 T0) #0 0x5589549a4458 in GetImagePixelCache MagickCore/cache.c:1726 #1 0x5589549b02c1 in QueueAuthenticPixelCacheNexus MagickCore/cache.c:4261 #2 0x5589549a2f24 in GetAuthenticPixelCacheNexus MagickCore/cache.c:1368 #3 0x5589549bae98 in GetCacheViewAuthenticPixels MagickCore/cache-view.c:311 #4 0x558954afb3a5 in DrawPolygonPrimitive._omp_fn.1 MagickCore/draw.c:5172 #5 0x7f62dd89fa15 in GOMP_parallel (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgomp.so.1+0x14a15) #6 0x558954ae0f41 in DrawPolygonPrimitive MagickCore/draw.c:5156 #7 0x558954ae5607 in DrawPrimitive MagickCore/draw.c:5875 #8 0x558954adc72d in RenderMVGContent MagickCore/draw.c:4522 #9 0x558954adcf67 in DrawImage MagickCore/draw.c:4561 #10 0x55895496cedb in RenderFreetype MagickCore/annotate.c:2065 #11 0x55895496702e in RenderType MagickCore/annotate.c:1112 #12 0x558954963da7 in AnnotateImage MagickCore/annotate.c:544 #13 0x558954ae4e0a in DrawPrimitive MagickCore/draw.c:5799 #14 0x558954adc72d in RenderMVGContent MagickCore/draw.c:4522 #15 0x558954adcf67 in DrawImage MagickCore/draw.c:4561 #16 0x558954755a46 in ReadMVGImage coders/mvg.c:240 #17 0x558954a15ecc in ReadImage MagickCore/constitute.c:743 #18 0x558954ae3c76 in DrawPrimitive MagickCore/draw.c:5705 #19 0x558954adc72d in RenderMVGContent MagickCore/draw.c:4522 #20 0x558954adcf67 in DrawImage MagickCore/draw.c:4561 #21 0x558954755a46 in ReadMVGImage coders/mvg.c:240 ... ``` ### Impact This is a DoS vulnerability, and any situation that allows reading the mvg file will be affected.

CVE-2025-68950 Affected Magick.NET Q16 AnyCPU Versions

17 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
14.10.1
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-arm64
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q16-x86
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q8-arm64
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q8-x64
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1
Magick.NET-Q8-x86
NuGet
< 14.10.1
14.10.1

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-68950?
CVE-2025-68950 is a security vulnerability in Magick.NET Q16 AnyCPU involving ImageMagick's failure to limit MVG mutual causes Stack Overflow under CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion.
Which Magick.NET Q16 AnyCPU versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 14.10.1 across affected packages: Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86, Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64, Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64, Magick.NET-Q16-arm64, Magick.NET-Q16-x86, Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU, Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64, Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64, Magick.NET-Q8-arm64, Magick.NET-Q8-x64, Magick.NET-Q8-x86.
What version fixes CVE-2025-68950?
Upgrading to 14.10.1 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU affected?
Yes, Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU is affected in releases prior to 14.10.1. Upgrade your dependency to 14.10.1 or later.
Is Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU affected?
Yes, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU is affected in releases prior to 14.10.1. Upgrade your dependency to 14.10.1 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-68950?
CVE-2025-68950 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.0 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2025-68950?
CVE-2025-68950 is classified under CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion (The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.).
How can I check NuGet dependencies for CVE-2025-68950?
Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
Normalized schema output
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