UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5118

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5118
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5118.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5118
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Published
2016-05-30T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:46Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / graphicsmagick

Package

Name
graphicsmagick
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/graphicsmagick@1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.16-1.1ubuntu2
1.3.16-1.1ubuntu3
1.3.18-1ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "graphicsmagick"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "graphicsmagick-imagemagick-compat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "graphicsmagick-libmagick-dev-compat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libgraphics-magick-perl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libgraphicsmagick++1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libgraphicsmagick++3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libgraphicsmagick1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libgraphicsmagick3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / imagemagick

Package

Name
imagemagick
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick@8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1

Affected versions

8:6.*

8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu3
8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu4
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu1
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu2
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "imagemagick"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "imagemagick-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagick++-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagick++5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickcore-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickcore5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickcore5-extra"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickwand-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickwand5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "perlmagick"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / graphicsmagick

Package

Name
graphicsmagick
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/graphicsmagick@1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.21-3
1.3.23-1
1.3.23-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "graphicsmagick"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "graphicsmagick-imagemagick-compat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "graphicsmagick-libmagick-dev-compat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libgraphics-magick-perl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libgraphicsmagick++-q16-12"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libgraphicsmagick++1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libgraphicsmagick-q16-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libgraphicsmagick1-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / imagemagick

Package

Name
imagemagick
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick@8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1

Affected versions

8:6.*

8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu2
8:6.8.9.9-6
8:6.8.9.9-6build1
8:6.8.9.9-7
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu1
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu2
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu3
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu4
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "imagemagick"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "imagemagick-6.q16"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "imagemagick-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libimage-magick-perl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libimage-magick-q16-perl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagick++-6-headers"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagick++-6.q16-5v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagick++-6.q16-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagick++-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickcore-6-arch-config"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickcore-6-headers"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickcore-6.q16-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickcore-6.q16-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickcore-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickwand-6-headers"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickwand-6.q16-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickwand-6.q16-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libmagickwand-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "perlmagick"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}