critical
CVE-2016-5118
ImageMagick: Remote code execution via filename
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Red Hat (high), Amazon (high), Oracle (high), Ubuntu (medium).
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 and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| alpine 3.2 | imagemagick | 6.9.6.8-r0 |
| alpine 3.3 | imagemagick | 6.9.6.8-r0 |
| amazon linux 1 | GraphicsMagick, GraphicsMagick-c++, GraphicsMagick-c++-devel and 11 more | 1.3.24-1.8.amzn1 and 1 more |
| chainguard | imagemagick-6 | 0 |
| debian 11 | graphicsmagick, imagemagick | 1.3.24-1 and 1 more |
| debian 12 | graphicsmagick, imagemagick | 1.3.24-1 and 1 more |
| debian 13 | graphicsmagick, imagemagick | 1.3.24-1 and 1 more |
| debian 14 | graphicsmagick, imagemagick | 1.3.24-1 and 1 more |
| debian 7 | graphicsmagick, imagemagick | 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u2 and 1 more |
| debian 8 | graphicsmagick, imagemagick | 1.3.20-3+deb8u2 and 1 more |
| echo | graphicsmagick, imagemagick | 1.3.24-1 and 1 more |
| Oracle Linux 6 | ImageMagick, ImageMagick-c++, ImageMagick-c++-devel and 3 more | 6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 |
Show all 62 entries from 28 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| alpine 3.2 | imagemagick | 6.9.6.8-r0 |
| alpine 3.3 | imagemagick | 6.9.6.8-r0 |
| amazon linux 1 | GraphicsMagick | 1.3.24-1.8.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | GraphicsMagick-c++ | 1.3.24-1.8.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | GraphicsMagick-c++-devel | 1.3.24-1.8.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | GraphicsMagick-debuginfo | 1.3.24-1.8.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | GraphicsMagick-devel | 1.3.24-1.8.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | GraphicsMagick-doc | 1.3.24-1.8.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | GraphicsMagick-perl | 1.3.24-1.8.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | ImageMagick | 6.7.8.9-15.21.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | ImageMagick-c++ | 6.7.8.9-15.21.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | ImageMagick-c++-devel | 6.7.8.9-15.21.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | ImageMagick-debuginfo | 6.7.8.9-15.21.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | ImageMagick-devel | 6.7.8.9-15.21.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | ImageMagick-doc | 6.7.8.9-15.21.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | ImageMagick-perl | 6.7.8.9-15.21.amzn1 |
| chainguard | imagemagick-6 | 0 |
| debian 11 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.24-1 |
| debian 11 | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7.1 |
| debian 12 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.24-1 |
| debian 12 | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7.1 |
| debian 13 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.24-1 |
| debian 13 | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7.1 |
| debian 14 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.24-1 |
| debian 14 | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7.1 |
| debian 7 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u2 |
| debian 7 | imagemagick | 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u6 |
| debian 8 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.20-3+deb8u2 |
| debian 8 | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u3 |
| echo | graphicsmagick | 1.3.24-1 |
| echo | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7.1 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | ImageMagick | 6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | ImageMagick-c++ | 6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | ImageMagick-c++-devel | 6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | ImageMagick-devel | 6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | ImageMagick-doc | 6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 |
| Oracle Linux 6 | ImageMagick-perl | 6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | ImageMagick | 6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | ImageMagick-c++ | 6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | ImageMagick-c++-devel | 6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | ImageMagick-devel | 6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | ImageMagick-doc | 6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | ImageMagick-perl | 6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 |
| root.io debian 11 | rootio-imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7.1 |
| root.io debian 12 | rootio-imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7.1 |
| root.io debian 13 | rootio-imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7.1 |
| ubuntu 12.04 | imagemagick | 8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.4 |
| ubuntu 14.04 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1 |
| ubuntu 14.04 | imagemagick | 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1 |
| ubuntu 14.04-ESM | graphicsmagick | 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1 |
| ubuntu 14.04-ESM | imagemagick | 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1 |
| ubuntu 15.10 | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu2.1 |
| ubuntu 16.04 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1 |
| ubuntu 16.04 | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1 |
| ubuntu 16.04-ESM | graphicsmagick | 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1 |
| ubuntu 16.04-ESM | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1 |
| ubuntu 16.10 | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7 |
| ubuntu 17.04 | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7 |
| ubuntu 17.10 | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7 |
| ubuntu 18.04 | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7 |
| ubuntu 18.04-ESM | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7 |
| ubuntu 18.10 | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7 |
References
- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/commit/40639d173aa8c76b850d625c630b711fee4dcfb8
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/file/41876934e762/ChangeLog
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/ae3928faa858
- 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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00030.html
All 29 references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00047.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/29/7
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3591
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/29/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/30/1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90938
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035984
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035985
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.397749
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2990-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1237
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5118
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2016-5118.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-1237.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5118
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2990-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5118