CVE-2010-4167 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published 22 Nov 2010 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious configuration file in the current working directory when specific build options are enabled.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2010-4167?

CVE-2010-4167 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Imagemagick Imagemagick, published on 22 Nov 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4167?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (14)

`ImageMagick` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	All versions	`0:6.2.8.0-12.el5`
`ImageMagick-c++` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	All versions	`0:6.2.8.0-12.el5`
`ImageMagick-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	All versions	`0:6.2.8.0-12.el5`
`ImageMagick-perl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	All versions	`0:6.2.8.0-12.el5`
`ImageMagick` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	All versions	`0:6.2.8.0-12.el5`
`ImageMagick-c++-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	All versions	`0:6.2.8.0-12.el5`
`ImageMagick-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	All versions	`0:6.2.8.0-12.el5`
`ImageMagick-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation	All versions	`0:6.2.8.0-12.el5`
`ImageMagick` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:6.2.8.0-12.el5`
`ImageMagick-c++` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:6.2.8.0-12.el5`
`ImageMagick-c++-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:6.2.8.0-12.el5`
`ImageMagick-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:6.2.8.0-12.el5`
`ImageMagick-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:6.2.8.0-12.el5`
`ImageMagick-perl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:6.2.8.0-12.el5`

Products include Imagemagick Imagemagick.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4167?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2010-4167 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4167 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4167, GHSA-47hr-2rq3-9pw5, RHSA-2012:0301.