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CVE-2016-5239

Published: 15 March 2017

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
This is 0077-Drop-the-PLT-Gnuplot-decoder.patch

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
imagemagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty
Released (8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1)
upstream
Released (8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u2)
artful
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7)
bionic
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7)
cosmic
Released (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
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)
precise
Released (8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.4)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/commit/70a2cf326ed32bedee144b961005c63846541a16
graphicsmagick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(1.3.24-1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(1.3.24-1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(1.3.24-1)
trusty
Released (1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1)
upstream
Released (1.3.24-1)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial
Released (1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(1.3.24-1)
zesty Not vulnerable
(1.3.24-1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)

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:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H