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CVE-2016-5118

Published: 30 May 2016

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
graphicsmagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(1.3.24-1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(1.3.24-1)
trusty
Released (1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1)
upstream Needs triage

wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial
Released (1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7)
bionic
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7)
cosmic
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7)
upstream Needs triage

wily
Released (8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu2.1)
xenial
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1)
yakkety
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7)
zesty
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7)
trusty
Released (8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1)
precise
Released (8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.4)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H