CVE-2016-5118 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2016-5118

The OpenBlob function in blob.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 and...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

graphicsmagick

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Affected Software

graphicsmagick, linux enterprise debuginfo, studio onsite, linux enterprise software development kit, solaris, linux, leap, opensuse, ubuntu linux, debian linux, linux enterprise desktop, linux enterprise server, linux enterprise workstation extension, imagemagick
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 11, 1.3, 12, 12.0, 10, 11.3, 6, 7, 42.1, 13.2, 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04, 8.0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 10th, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.