The OpenBlob function in blob.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 and ImageMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a | (p
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.
- Published
- Jun 10, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 50.0% · 99th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
54
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 15 / 30 · 50.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| graphicsmagick | graphicsmagick | cpe:2.3:a:graphicsmagick:graphicsmagick |
| suse | linux enterprise debuginfo | cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo |
| suse | studio onsite | cpe:2.3:a:suse:studio_onsite |
| suse | linux enterprise software development kit | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit |
| oracle | solaris | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris |
| oracle | linux | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux |
| opensuse | leap | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap |
| opensuse | opensuse | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| suse | linux enterprise desktop | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop |
| suse | linux enterprise server | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server |
and 2 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux12.04
- canonical ubuntu linux14.04
- canonical ubuntu linux15.10
- canonical ubuntu linux16.04
- debian debian linux8.0
- graphicsmagick graphicsmagickup to 1.3.23 inclusive
- imagemagick imagemagickbefore 7.0.1-7
- opensuse leap42.1
- opensuse opensuse13.2
- oracle linux6
- oracle linux7
- oracle solaris10
- oracle solaris11.3
- suse linux enterprise debuginfo11
- suse linux enterprise desktop12
- suse linux enterprise desktop12.0
- suse linux enterprise server12
- suse linux enterprise server12.0
- suse linux enterprise software development kit11
- suse linux enterprise software development kit12
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.2 | imagemagick | before 6.9.6.8-r0 | 6.9.6.8-r0 |
| Debian:12 | graphicsmagick | before 1.3.24-1 | 1.3.24-1 |
| Debian:12 | imagemagick | before 8:6.8.9.9-7.1 | 8:6.8.9.9-7.1 |
| Debian:7 | graphicsmagick | before 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u2 | 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u2 |
| Debian:7 | imagemagick | before 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u6 | 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u6 |
| Debian:8 | graphicsmagick | before 1.3.20-3+deb8u2 | 1.3.20-3+deb8u2 |
| Debian:8 | imagemagick | before 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u3 | 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u3 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | GraphicsMagick | before 1.3.25-1.1 | 1.3.25-1.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | ImageMagick | before 6.9.6.6-1.1 | 6.9.6.6-1.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | ImageMagick | before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 | 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | ImageMagick-c++ | before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 | 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | ImageMagick-c++-devel | before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 | 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | ImageMagick-debuginfo | before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 | 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | ImageMagick-devel | before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 | 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | ImageMagick-doc | before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 | 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | ImageMagick-perl | before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 | 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | ImageMagick | before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 | 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | ImageMagick-c++ | before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 | 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | ImageMagick-c++-devel | before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 | 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | ImageMagick-debuginfo | before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 | 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | ImageMagick-devel | before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 | 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | ImageMagick-doc | before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 | 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | ImageMagick-perl | before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 | 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | ImageMagick | before 6.8.8.1-25.1 | 6.8.8.1-25.1 |
+2
Same product
graphicsmagick: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-14103The ReadJNGImage and ReadOneJNGImage functions in coders/png.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 do not properly manage image pointers after certain 44Plan
- CVE-2017-12936The ReadWMFImage function in coders/wmf.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a use-after-free issue for data associated with exception reporting.43Plan
- CVE-2017-11403The ReadMNGImage function in coders/png.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has an out-of-order CloseBlob call, resulting in a use-after-free via a c43Plan
- CVE-2008-6071Heap-based buffer overflow in the DecodeImage function in coders/pict.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.1.14, and 1.2.x before 1.2.3, allows remo42Plan
- CVE-2020-10938GraphicsMagick before 1.3.35 has an integer overflow and resultant heap-based buffer overflow in HuffmanDecodeImage in magick/compress.c.41Plan
- CVE-2019-19951In GraphicsMagick 1.4 snapshot-20190423 Q8, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function ImportRLEPixels of coders/miff.c.40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| alpine:imagemagick | 6.9.6.8-r0 · Alpine:v3.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:graphicsmagick | 1.3.24-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7.1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:GraphicsMagick | 1.3.25-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:ImageMagick | 6.9.6.6-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ImageMagick | 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ImageMagick-c++ | 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ImageMagick-c++-devel | 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ImageMagick-debuginfo | 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ImageMagick-devel | 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ImageMagick-doc | 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:ImageMagick-perl | 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:GraphicsMagick | 1.2.5-4.38.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:ImageMagick | 6.8.8.1-25.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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References
- git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/commit/40639d173aa8c76b850d625c630b711fee4dcfb8
- hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/file/41876934e762/ChangeLog
- hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/ae3928faa858
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00008.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00009.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00011.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00021.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00030.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00032.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00047.html
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3591
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/29/7
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/30/1
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90938
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035984
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035985
- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.397749
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.