HIGH
security flaw
Published Jan 1, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.66%
Description
The delegate code in ImageMagick 6.2.4.5-0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename that is processed by the display command.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.2.4.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
ImageMagick-0:5.5.6-18
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0178
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
ImageMagick-0:6.0.7.1-14
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0178
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | ImageMagick-0:5.5.6-18 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0178 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | ImageMagick-0:6.0.7.1-14 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0178 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.66% 0.03661
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03661
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.66% (0.03661) | 89.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.58% (0.03576) | 87.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.89% (0.11889) | 93.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 25.87% (0.25874) | 93.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.89% (0.11889) | 93.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.02% (0.04021) | 91.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 87.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 7, 2023 | 1.93% (0.01925) | 87.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.37% (0.01366) | 84.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (28)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=345238 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0178.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18261 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18607 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18631 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18871 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19183 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19408 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23090 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28800 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.341682 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-231321-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-957 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:024 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/22121 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452718/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16093 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-246-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0412 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4601 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617859 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23927 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-389 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4601
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10353 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4601
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 1, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 1, 2006
Link CVE-2005-4601
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a