CVE-2016-3715 KEV EXPLOIT
5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 75.3% (pctl 100)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03.
Description
The EPHEMERAL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a crafted image.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 75.31% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-552 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-05-03 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-05-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | ImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due | 2022-05-03 |
| Vendor / product | ImageMagick / ImageMagick |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (30)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| imagemagick | imagemagick |
| opensuse | leap |
| opensuse | opensuse |
| oracle | linux |
| oracle | solaris |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux for ibm z systems |
| redhat | enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux for power big endian |
| redhat | enterprise linux for power big endian eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux for power little endian |
| redhat | enterprise linux for power little endian eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux hpc node |
| redhat | enterprise linux hpc node eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server from rhui |
| redhat | enterprise linux server supplementary eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server tus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation |
| suse | linux enterprise debuginfo |
| suse | linux enterprise desktop |
| suse | linux enterprise server |
| suse | linux enterprise software development kit |
| suse | linux enterprise workstation extension |
| suse | manager |
| suse | manager proxy |
| suse | openstack cloud |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ImageMagick 7.0.1-0 / 6.9.3-9 - 'ImageTragick ' Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2016-05-04 |
References
- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276/ChangeLog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00051.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0726.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3580
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/18
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538378/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89852
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.440568
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2990-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39767/
- https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29588
- https://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php
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