# CVE-2016-5118: Command injection in n/a > Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by providing a filename starting with a pipe character to the image processing library. - **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 10 Jun 2016 - **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** ALPINE-CVE-2016-5118, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5118, DLA-500-1, DLA-502-1, DSA-3591-1, GHSA-6w95-mr48-gp8c, SUSE-SU-2016:1570-1, SUSE-SU-2016:1610-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5118 ## What is CVE-2016-5118? CVE-2016-5118 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 10 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description The OpenBlob function in blob.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 and ImageMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a | (pipe) character at the start of a filename. ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5118? It affects 14 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-25.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-25.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 6.4.3.6-7.40.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 6.4.3.6-7.40.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA | All versions | 6.4.3.6-7.40.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | All versions | 6.4.3.6-7.40.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-25.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-25.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | All versions | 6.4.3.6-7.40.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-25.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-25.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 6.4.3.6-7.40.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-25.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-25.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-25.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 | All versions | 6.8.8.1-25.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Manager 2.1 | All versions | 6.4.3.6-7.40.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:Manager Proxy 2.1 | All versions | 6.4.3.6-7.40.1 | | `ImageMagick` | SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 | All versions | 6.4.3.6-7.40.1 | Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Graphicsmagick Graphicsmagick, Imagemagick Imagemagick, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Linux, Oracle Solaris, Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit, Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension, Suse Studio Onsite. ## How do I fix CVE-2016-5118? Upgrade to a fixed version. ## Is CVE-2016-5118 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5118 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux - [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5118 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2016-5118 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 10 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5118 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5118/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5118/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5118 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5118 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5118 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5118/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.