CVE-2016-5118

Publication date 30 May 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

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.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
graphicsmagick	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life
imagemagick	18.10 cosmic	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
	17.10 artful	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
	17.04 zesty	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1
	15.10 wily	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu2.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.4

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	9.8 · Critical
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2990-1
ImageMagick vulnerabilities
2 June 2016