GHSA-3JHF-GXHR-Q4CX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-31 18:31 – Updated: 2025-08-01 18:36
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Summary
MaterialX Null Pointer Dereference in getShaderNodes due to Unchecked nodeGraph->getOutput return
Details

Summary

When parsing shader nodes in a MTLX file, the MaterialXCore code accesses a potentially null pointer, which can lead to crashes with maliciously crafted files.

Details

In src/MaterialXCore/Material.cpp, in function getShaderNodes, the following code fetches the output nodes for a given nodegraph input node:

// SNIP...
        else if (input->hasNodeGraphString())
        {
            // Check upstream nodegraph connected to the input.
            // If no explicit output name given then scan all outputs on the nodegraph.
            ElementPtr parent = materialNode->getParent();
            NodeGraphPtr nodeGraph = parent->getChildOfType<NodeGraph>(input->getNodeGraphString());
            if (!nodeGraph)
            {
                continue;
            }
            vector<OutputPtr> outputs;
            if (input->hasOutputString())
            {
                outputs.push_back(nodeGraph->getOutput(input->getOutputString())); // <--- null ptr is returned
            }
            else
            {
                outputs = nodeGraph->getOutputs();
            }
            for (OutputPtr output : outputs)
            {
                NodePtr upstreamNode = output->getConnectedNode(); // <--- CRASHES HERE
                if (upstreamNode && !shaderNodeSet.count(upstreamNode))
                {
                    if (!target.empty() && !upstreamNode->getNodeDef(target))
                    {
                        continue;
                    }
                    shaderNodeVec.push_back(upstreamNode);
                    shaderNodeSet.insert(upstreamNode);
                }
            }
        }
    }
// SNIP...

The issues arise because the nodeGraph->getOutput(input->getOutputString()) call can return a null pointer, therefore when trying to call output->getConnectedNode(), this results in a crash .

PoC

Please download nullptr_getshadernodes.mltx from the following link:

https://github.com/ShielderSec/poc/tree/main/CVE-2025-53010

build/bin/MaterialXView --material nullptr_getshadernodes.mtlx

Impact

An attacker could intentionally crash a target program that uses OpenEXR by sending a malicious MTLX file.

Severity ?
2.0 (Low)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "MaterialX"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.39.2"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.39.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.39.2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-53010"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-476"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-07-31T18:31:11Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-08-01T18:15:54Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\nWhen parsing shader nodes in a MTLX file, the MaterialXCore code accesses a potentially null pointer, which can lead to crashes with maliciously crafted files.\n\n### Details\n\nIn `src/MaterialXCore/Material.cpp`, in function `getShaderNodes`, the following code fetches the output nodes for a given `nodegraph` input node:\n\n```cpp\n// SNIP...\n        else if (input-\u003ehasNodeGraphString())\n        {\n            // Check upstream nodegraph connected to the input.\n            // If no explicit output name given then scan all outputs on the nodegraph.\n            ElementPtr parent = materialNode-\u003egetParent();\n            NodeGraphPtr nodeGraph = parent-\u003egetChildOfType\u003cNodeGraph\u003e(input-\u003egetNodeGraphString());\n            if (!nodeGraph)\n            {\n                continue;\n            }\n            vector\u003cOutputPtr\u003e outputs;\n            if (input-\u003ehasOutputString())\n            {\n                outputs.push_back(nodeGraph-\u003egetOutput(input-\u003egetOutputString())); // \u003c--- null ptr is returned\n            }\n            else\n            {\n                outputs = nodeGraph-\u003egetOutputs();\n            }\n            for (OutputPtr output : outputs)\n            {\n                NodePtr upstreamNode = output-\u003egetConnectedNode(); // \u003c--- CRASHES HERE\n                if (upstreamNode \u0026\u0026 !shaderNodeSet.count(upstreamNode))\n                {\n                    if (!target.empty() \u0026\u0026 !upstreamNode-\u003egetNodeDef(target))\n                    {\n                        continue;\n                    }\n                    shaderNodeVec.push_back(upstreamNode);\n                    shaderNodeSet.insert(upstreamNode);\n                }\n            }\n        }\n    }\n// SNIP...\n```\n\nThe issues arise because the `nodeGraph-\u003egetOutput(input-\u003egetOutputString())` call can return a null pointer, therefore when trying to call `output-\u003egetConnectedNode()`, this results in a crash    .\n\n\n### PoC\n\nPlease download `nullptr_getshadernodes.mltx` from the following link:\n\nhttps://github.com/ShielderSec/poc/tree/main/CVE-2025-53010\n\n`build/bin/MaterialXView --material nullptr_getshadernodes.mtlx`\n\n\n### Impact\n\nAn attacker could intentionally crash a target program that uses OpenEXR by sending a malicious MTLX file.",
  "id": "GHSA-3jhf-gxhr-q4cx",
  "modified": "2025-08-01T18:36:02Z",
  "published": "2025-07-31T18:31:11Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/security/advisories/GHSA-3jhf-gxhr-q4cx"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53010"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/commit/e13344ba13326869d7820b444705f24d56fab73d"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ShielderSec/poc/tree/main/CVE-2025-53010"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "MaterialX Null Pointer Dereference in getShaderNodes due to Unchecked nodeGraph-\u003egetOutput return"
}


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