CVE-2005-4601

Public Exploit

Description

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 11.89% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23927	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19408	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452718/100/100/threaded	mailing list
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.341682	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0412	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-957	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:024	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/22121	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23090	third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-389
http://secunia.com/advisories/18607	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-231321-1	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16093	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-246-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18871	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28800	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10353	vdb entry signature
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=345238	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/18261	third party advisory vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0178.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19183	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18631	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4601?: CVE-2005-4601 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4601?: To fix CVE-2005-4601, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4601 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4601 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.