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CVE-2016-5118

Published: Jun 10, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
6.8 IMPORTANT
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5118
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

The OpenBlob function in blob.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 and ImageMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a | (pipe) character at the start of a filename.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GraphicsmagickGraphicsmagick*1.3.23 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatImageMagick-0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatImageMagick-0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2*
GraphicsmagickUbuntuartful*
GraphicsmagickUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
GraphicsmagickUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
GraphicsmagickUbuntuprecise*
GraphicsmagickUbuntutrusty*
GraphicsmagickUbuntutrusty/esm*
GraphicsmagickUbuntuwily*
GraphicsmagickUbuntuxenial*
GraphicsmagickUbuntuyakkety*
GraphicsmagickUbuntuzesty*
ImagemagickUbuntuartful*
ImagemagickUbuntubionic*
ImagemagickUbuntucosmic*
ImagemagickUbuntudevel*
ImagemagickUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
ImagemagickUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
ImagemagickUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
ImagemagickUbuntuprecise*
ImagemagickUbuntutrusty*
ImagemagickUbuntutrusty/esm*
ImagemagickUbuntuwily*
ImagemagickUbuntuxenial*
ImagemagickUbuntuyakkety*
ImagemagickUbuntuzesty*

References

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