CVE-2016-5239
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.3.24-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.3.24-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.3.24-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.3.24-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.3.24-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | imagemagick | {"endIncluding":"6.9.3-9"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5239.html
- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/commit/70a2cf326ed32bedee144b961005c63846541a16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/13
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91018
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1237
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00002.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5239
CWEs
CWE-284
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.