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CVE-2016-5118

ImageMagick: Remote code execution via filename

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

6.8

CVSS 2.0

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Published · May 29, 2016

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly sanitize certain input before using it to invoke processes. A remote attacker could create a specially crafted image that, when processed by an application using ImageMagick or an unsuspecting user using the ImageMagick utilities, would lead to arbitrary execution of shell commands with the privileges of the user running the application.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation