Improper access control in ImageMagick - CVE-2016-5118

 

Improper access control in ImageMagick - CVE-2016-5118

Published: June 10, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32204
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5118
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ImageMagick
Software vendor:
ImageMagick.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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