ImageMagick: Arbitrary module loading due to not escaping relative path
Published Mar 23, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.53%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in magick/module.c in ImageMagick 6.9.4-7 allows remote attackers to load arbitrary modules via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 6.9.4-7
Configuration 2
- 42.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ImageMagick
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ImageMagick | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.53% (0.06534) | 93.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.53% (0.06534) | 92.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 30, 2026 | 3.64% (0.03644) | 88.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 6, 2025 | 4.94% (0.04943) | 89.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 19, 2025 | 3.48% (0.03475) | 87.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.30% (0.02299) | 83.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.36% (0.07362) | 85.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.92% (0.01921) | 82.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00685) | 80.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00685) | 79.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00685) | 77.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00601) | 75.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00028.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00031.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95186 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10048 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410451 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/fc6080f1321fd21e86ef916195cc110b05d9effb x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10048
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10048
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00028.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-02/msg00031.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/26/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95186 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10048 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410451 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/fc6080f1321fd21e86ef916195cc110b05d9effb | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10048 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10048 |
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