MEDIUM
ImageMagick: configuration files read from $CWD may allow arbitrary code execution
Published Nov 22, 2010
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in configure.c in ImageMagick before 6.6.5-5, when MAGICKCORE_INSTALLED_SUPPORT is defined, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse configuration file in the current working directory.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 6.6.5-4
- 6.3.1-6
- 6.3.1-7
- 6.3.2
- 6.3.2-1
- 6.3.2-2
- 6.3.2-3
- 6.3.2-4
- 6.3.2-5
- 6.3.2-6
- 6.3.2-7
- 6.3.2-8
- 6.3.3
- 6.3.3-1
- 6.3.3-2
- 6.3.3-3
- 6.3.3-4
- 6.3.3-5
- 6.3.3-6
- 6.3.3-7
- 6.3.3-8
- 6.3.3-9
- 6.3.4
- 6.3.4-1
- 6.3.4-2
- 6.3.4-3
- 6.3.4-4
- 6.3.4-5
- 6.3.4-6
- 6.3.4-8
- 6.3.4-9
- 6.3.4-10
- 6.3.5
- 6.3.5-4
- 6.3.5-5
- 6.3.5-6
- 6.3.5-7
- 6.3.5-9
- 6.3.5-10
- 6.3.6
- 6.3.6-1
- 6.3.6-2
- 6.3.6-3
- 6.3.6-4
- 6.3.6-5
- 6.3.6-6
- 6.3.6-7
- 6.3.6-8
- 6.3.6-9
- 6.3.6-10
- 6.3.7
- 6.3.7-1
- 6.3.7-2
- 6.3.7-3
- 6.3.7-4
- 6.3.7-5
- 6.3.7-7
- 6.3.7-9
- 6.3.7-10
- 6.3.8
- 6.3.8-1
- 6.3.8-2
- 6.3.8-3
- 6.3.8-5
- 6.3.8-6
- 6.3.8-7
- 6.3.8-9
- 6.3.8-10
- 6.3.9
- 6.3.9-1
- 6.3.9-2
- 6.3.9-4
- 6.3.9-5
- 6.3.9-6
- 6.3.9-7
- 6.3.9-8
- 6.3.9-9
- 6.3.9-10
- 6.4.0
- 6.4.0-1
- 6.4.0-4
- 6.4.0-5
- 6.4.0-6
- 6.4.0-7
- 6.4.0-8
- 6.4.0-10
- 6.4.0-11
- 6.4.1
- 6.4.1-1
- 6.4.1-2
- 6.4.1-3
- 6.4.1-4
- 6.4.1-5
- 6.4.1-6
- 6.4.1-7
- 6.4.1-8
- 6.4.1-9
- 6.4.2
- 6.4.2-1
- 6.4.2-2
- 6.4.2-4
- 6.4.2-5
- 6.4.2-6
- 6.4.2-7
- 6.4.2-8
- 6.4.2-9
- 6.4.2-10
- 6.4.3
- 6.4.3-1
- 6.4.3-2
- 6.4.3-3
- 6.4.3-5
- 6.4.3-6
- 6.4.3-7
- 6.4.3-8
- 6.4.3-10
- 6.4.4
- 6.4.4-1
- 6.4.4-3
- 6.4.4-5
- 6.4.4-7
- 6.4.4-8
- 6.4.5
- 6.4.5-1
- 6.4.5-2
- 6.4.5-3
- 6.4.5-4
- 6.4.5-6
- 6.4.5-7
- 6.4.5-9
- 6.4.6
- 6.4.6-1
- 6.4.6-2
- 6.4.6-3
- 6.4.6-4
- 6.4.6-5
- 6.4.6-6
- 6.4.6-8
- 6.4.6-9
- 6.4.7-1
- 6.4.7-2
- 6.4.7-3
- 6.4.7-4
- 6.4.7-5
- 6.4.7-6
- 6.4.7-7
- 6.4.7-8
- 6.4.7-9
- 6.4.7-10
- 6.4.8
- 6.4.8-1
- 6.4.8-2
- 6.4.8-3
- 6.4.8-4
- 6.4.8-5
- 6.4.8-6
- 6.4.8-7
- 6.4.8-8
- 6.4.8-9
- 6.4.8-10
- 6.4.9
- 6.4.9-2
- 6.4.9-3
- 6.4.9-5
- 6.4.9-7
- 6.4.9-8
- 6.4.9-9
- 6.4.9-10
- 6.5.0
- 6.5.0-1
- 6.5.0-2
- 6.5.0-3
- 6.5.0-4
- 6.5.0-5
- 6.5.0-6
- 6.5.0-7
- 6.5.0-8
- 6.5.0-9
- 6.5.0-10
- 6.5.1
- 6.5.1-1
- 6.5.1-2
- 6.5.1-3
- 6.5.1-4
- 6.5.1-5
- 6.5.1-6
- 6.5.1-7
- 6.5.1-9
- 6.5.1-10
- 6.5.2
- 6.5.2-1
- 6.5.2-2
- 6.5.2-3
- 6.5.2-4
- 6.5.2-5
- 6.5.2-6
- 6.5.2-7
- 6.5.2-8
- 6.5.2-9
- 6.5.2-10
- 6.5.3
- 6.5.3-1
- 6.5.3-3
- 6.5.3-4
- 6.5.3-5
- 6.5.3-6
- 6.5.3-7
- 6.5.3-8
- 6.5.3-10
- 6.5.4
- 6.5.4-1
- 6.5.4-2
- 6.5.4-3
- 6.5.4-4
- 6.5.4-5
- 6.5.4-6
- 6.5.4-7
- 6.5.4-8
- 6.5.4-9
- 6.5.4-10
- 6.5.5
- 6.5.5-1
- 6.5.5-2
- 6.5.5-3
- 6.5.5-4
- 6.5.5-5
- 6.5.5-6
- 6.5.5-7
- 6.5.5-8
- 6.5.5-9
- 6.5.5-10
- 6.5.6
- 6.5.6-2
- 6.5.6-3
- 6.5.6-4
- 6.5.6-5
- 6.5.6-6
- 6.5.6-7
- 6.5.6-8
- 6.5.6-9
- 6.5.6-10
- 6.5.7
- 6.5.7-1
- 6.5.7-2
- 6.5.7-3
- 6.5.7-4
- 6.5.7-5
- 6.5.7-6
- 6.5.7-7
- 6.5.7-8
- 6.5.7-9
- 6.5.8
- 6.5.8-1
- 6.5.8-2
- 6.5.8-3
- 6.5.8-4
- 6.5.8-5
- 6.5.8-6
- 6.5.8-7
- 6.5.8-8
- 6.5.8-9
- 6.5.9
- 6.5.9-1
- 6.5.9-2
- 6.5.9-3
- 6.5.9-4
- 6.5.9-5
- 6.5.9-6
- 6.5.9-7
- 6.5.9-8
- 6.5.9-10
- 6.6.0
- 6.6.0-1
- 6.6.0-2
- 6.6.0-4
- 6.6.0-5
- 6.6.0-6
- 6.6.0-7
- 6.6.0-8
- 6.6.0-9
- 6.6.0-10
- 6.6.1
- 6.6.1-1
- 6.6.1-2
- 6.6.1-3
- 6.6.1-4
- 6.6.1-5
- 6.6.1-6
- 6.6.1-7
- 6.6.1-8
- 6.6.1-9
- 6.6.1-10
- 6.6.2
- 6.6.2-1
- 6.6.2-2
- 6.6.2-3
- 6.6.2-4
- 6.6.2-5
- 6.6.2-6
- 6.6.2-7
- 6.6.2-8
- 6.6.2-9
- 6.6.2-10
- 6.6.3
- 6.6.3-1
- 6.6.3-2
- 6.6.3-3
- 6.6.3-4
- 6.6.3-5
- 6.6.3-6
- 6.6.3-7
- 6.6.3-10
- 6.6.4
- 6.6.4-1
- 6.6.4-2
- 6.6.4-4
- 6.6.4-5
- 6.6.4-6
- 6.6.4-7
- 6.6.4-8
- 6.6.4-9
- 6.6.4-10
- 6.6.5
- 6.6.5-1
- 6.6.5-2
- 6.6.5-3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick-0:6.2.8.0-12.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0301
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick-0:6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
ImageMagick
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick-0:6.2.8.0-12.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0301 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick-0:6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0544 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
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.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.35% 0.00354
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00354
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 26.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 27.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 13.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 79.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (19)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=601824 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052515.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052599.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42497 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42744 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48100 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49063 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/13/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/15/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45044 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1028-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3150 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3322 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4167 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652860 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4167
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4167
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 22, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 4, 2010
Link CVE-2010-4167
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a