CVE-2016-5118
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 37.7%imagemagick - security update
Published: 6/10/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
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 packages (6)
- Alpine/imagemagickfrom 0, < 6.9.6.8-r0
- Debian/graphicsmagickfrom 0, < 1.3.24-1
- Debian/graphicsmagickfrom 0, < 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u2
- Debian/imagemagickfrom 0, < 8:6.8.9.9-7.1
- Debian/imagemagickfrom 0, < 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u6
- Debian/imagemagickfrom 0, < 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |