ImageMagick filename command injection

imagemagick-filename-command-injection (23927) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

ImageMagick could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the delegate code. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted image file with a filename containing shell commands that would be executed on the victim's system when opened with the command line or the file open dialog box.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 5.6
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: High
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 4.1
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-957-2 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0178-4 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-246-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

References:

  • Debian Bug report logs - #345238: [CVE-2005-4601] Shell command injection in delegate code (via file names).
  • ImageMagick Web site: Introduction to ImageMagick.
  • ASA-2006-048: ImageMagick security update (RHSA-2006-0178)
  • ASA-2008-055: Security Vulnerabilities in ImageMagick May Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution or Denial of Service (DoS) (Sun 231321)
  • BID-16093: ImageMagick Image Filename Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
  • CVE-2005-4601: 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.
  • DSA-957: imagemagick -- missing shell meta sanitising
  • MDKSA-2006:024: Updated ImageMagick packages fix vulnerabilities
  • OSVDB ID: 22121: ImageMagick Delegate Code Multiple Utility Crafted File Name Arbitrary Shell Command Injection
  • RHSA-2006-0178: ImageMagick security update
  • SA18261: ImageMagick Utilities Image Filename Handling Two Vulnerabilities
  • SA28800: Sun Solaris ImageMagick Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SUSE-SR:2006:006: SUSE Security Summary Report
  • USN-246-1: imagemagick vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-0412: Sun Solaris Security Update Fixes ImageMagick Multiple Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
  • Canonical Ubuntu 5.04
  • Canonical Ubuntu 5.10
  • Debian Debian Linux 3.0
  • Debian Debian Linux 3.1
  • ImageMagick ImageMagick 6.2.5
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
  • Novell Linux Desktop 9
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
  • RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
  • Sun Solaris 10 x86
  • Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
  • Sun Solaris 9 SPARC
  • Sun Solaris 9 x86
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
  • SuSE SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
  • SuSE SuSE SLES 9

Reported:

Dec 30, 2005

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