CVE-2016-5239

Publication date 15 March 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

Description

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
imagemagick 18.10 cosmic
Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
17.10 artful
Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
17.04 zesty
Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.4
graphicsmagick 18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

This is 0077-Drop-the-PLT-Gnuplot-decoder.patch

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
imagemagick

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Other references