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CVE-2016-5118

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5118 describes a critical vulnerability in GraphicsMagick and ImageMagick, affecting various distributions like Debian, Oracle, and SUSE. This flaw, residing in the OpenBlob function, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting a pipe character at the beginning of a filename. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.3.23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:suse:studio_onsite:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
49.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4998 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ImageMagick-0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ImageMagick-0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: ImageMagick

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-5118Important

ImageMagick: Remote code execution via filename

May 29, 2016

References

git.imagemagick.org / repos/ImageMagick/commit/40639d173aa8c76b850d625c630b711fee4dcfb8
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
hg.code.sf.net / p/graphicsmagick/code/file/41876934e762/ChangeLog
Release NotesVendor Advisory
hg.code.sf.net / p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/ae3928faa858
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00008.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00009.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00011.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00021.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00030.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00032.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00047.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016:1237
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3591
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3746
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/05/29/7
Mailing ListRelease Notes
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/05/30/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/90938
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1035984
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1035985
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2990-1
Third Party Advisory