CVE-2016-5118
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 10, 2016 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:48 AM UTC
14 products affected across 7 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxLeap
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 50%
Description
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v ≤ 1.3.23
v < 7.0.1-7
Affected range stops below 7.0.1-7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/commit/40639d173aa8c76b850d625c630b711fee4dcfb8
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/file/41876934e762/ChangeLog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00011.html
References (22)
x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/commit/40639d173aa8c76b850d625c630b711fee4dcfb8x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/file/41876934e762/ChangeLogx_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/ae3928faa858Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00008.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00009.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00011.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00021.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00030.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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