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CVE-2010-4167 json

Untrusted search path vulnerability in configure.c in ImageMagick before 6.6.5-5, when MAGICKCORE_INSTALLED_SUPPORT is defined, allows loca…

published 2010-11-22 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-4143

cvss
6.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • imagemagick Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 8:6.6.0.4-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4167

  • ImageMagick RHEL 6 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
  • ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 6 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
  • ImageMagick-perl RHEL 6 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
  • ImageMagick RHEL 5 6.2.8.0-12.el5
  • ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 5 6.2.8.0-12.el5
  • ImageMagick-perl RHEL 5 6.2.8.0-12.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:0544RHSA-2012:0301

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-4167 updated cvss 2.6

ImageMagick: configuration files read from $CWD may allow arbitrary code execution

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ImageMagick
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) ImageMagick 6.2.8.0-12.el5, ImageMagick-c++ 6.2.8.0-12.el5, ImageMagick-perl 6.2.8.0-12.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) ImageMagick 6.2.8.0-12.el5, ImageMagick-c++ 6.2.8.0-12.el5, ImageMagick-perl 6.2.8.0-12.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0301
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-perl 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0544
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) ImageMagick 6.2.8.0-12.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0301
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-perl 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-perl 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2, ImageMagick-perl 6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0544

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Exploit prediction

0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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