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high 7.5

CVE-2005-4601 json

The delegate code in ImageMagick 6.2.4.5-0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename t…

published 2005-12-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4596

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.7%
EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • imagemagick Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 6:6.2.4.5-0.6
  • graphicsmagick Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-4601

  • ImageMagick RHEL 3 5.5.6-18
  • ImageMagick RHEL 4 6.0.7.1-14
  • ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 3 5.5.6-18
  • ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 4 6.0.7.1-14
  • ImageMagick-perl RHEL 3 5.5.6-18
  • ImageMagick-perl RHEL 4 6.0.7.1-14

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0178

  • ImageMagick openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.1.0.8-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10597-1

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-2005-4601 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-18, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-18, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-18 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-18, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-18, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-18 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-14, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-14, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-14 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-14, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-14, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-14 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-18, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-18, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-18 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-14, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-14, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-14
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ImageMagick 5.5.6-18, ImageMagick-c++ 5.5.6-18, ImageMagick-perl 5.5.6-18 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ImageMagick 6.0.7.1-14, ImageMagick-c++ 6.0.7.1-14, ImageMagick-perl 6.0.7.1-14
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0178

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Exploit prediction

3.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.debian.org http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=345238 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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