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CVE-2016-5239

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote...

9.8 CriticalFix available

CVE-2016-5239 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Imagemagick, published May 16, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.16%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in graphicsmagick 1.3.24-1.

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.16%Up 1.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2016-5239
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-284
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2016-5239
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6190 No score

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Record
EUVD-2016-6190
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v696-qhvw-8g5m 9.8

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote...

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Record
GHSA-v696-qhvw-8g5m
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-284
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2016-5239
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-5239 9.8

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5239
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-5239 9.8

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5239
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
graphicsmagick
Debian:12
 before 1.3.24-1
1.3.24-1
graphicsmagick
Debian:13
 before 1.3.24-1
1.3.24-1
graphicsmagick
Debian:14
 before 1.3.24-1
1.3.24-1
imagemagick
Debian:12
 before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
imagemagick
Debian:13
 before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
imagemagick
Debian:14
 before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
graphicsmagick
Debian:8
 before 1.3.20-3+deb8u4, plus listed versions
1.3.20-3+deb8u11.3.20-3+deb8u21.3.20-3+deb8u3
1.3.20-3+deb8u4
graphicsmagick
Debian:7
 before 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u1, plus listed versions
1.3.16-1.1
1.3.16-1.1+deb7u1
imagemagick
Debian:7
 before 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u5, plus listed versions
8:6.7.7.10-58:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u28:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u38:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u4
8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u5
imagemagick
Debian:8
 before 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u2, plus listed versions
8:6.8.9.9-58:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u1
8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-c++
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-c++-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
ImageMagick-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1, plus listed versions
1.3.16-1.1ubuntu21.3.16-1.1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu3
1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1
imagemagick
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1, plus listed versions
8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3
8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1
graphicsmagick
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.3.21-31.3.23-11.3.23-1build1
1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1
imagemagick
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1, plus listed versions
8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-68:6.8.9.9-6build18:6.8.9.9-78:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu1
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8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References

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