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CVE-2010-4167

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-4167 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in ImageMagick versions prior to 6.6.5-5, specifically within the configure.c file when MAGICKCORE_INSTALLED_SUPPORT is defined. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain privileges by tricking the application into loading a malicious configuration file from the current working directory. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires medium attack complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6.6.5-4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.3.1-6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.3.1-6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.3.1-7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.3.1-7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.3.2-1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.3.2-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0035 is in the 37th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ImageMagick-0:6.2.8.0-12.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ImageMagick-0:6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: ImageMagick

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-4167Low

ImageMagick: configuration files read from $CWD may allow arbitrary code execution

Oct 30, 2010

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052515.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052599.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/42497
secunia.com / advisories/42744
secunia.com / advisories/48100
secunia.com / advisories/49063
imagemagick.org / script/changelog.php
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/13/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/11/15/3
securityfocus.com / bid/45044
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1028-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3150
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3322