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CVE-2016-5118
The OpenBlob function in blob.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 and ImageMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a |…
Critical9.8EPSS 50.0%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 50.0% · top 1.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (22)
- RHSA-2016:1237 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 1035985 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1570 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/ae3928faa858 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1534 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1521 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1035984 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 90938 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160529 Re: CVE Request: GraphicsMagick and ImageMagick popen() shell vulnerability via filename (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-2990-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-3591 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- SSA:2016-152-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1614 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3746 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160529 CVE Request: GraphicsMagick and ImageMagick popen() shell vulnerability via filename (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1610 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1653 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1522 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/commit/40639d173aa8c76b850d625c630b711fee4dcfb8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/file/41876934e762/ChangeLog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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