CVEs / CVE-2016-3715
CVE-2016-3715: ImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Nov 2021
- medium 5.5 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 75.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
ImageMagick contains an unspecified vulnerability that could allow users to delete files by using ImageMagick's 'ephemeral' pseudo protocol, which deletes files after reading.
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Nov 2021 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 3 May 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 5.5 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-552 |
References
- CVE-2016-3715 on NVD
- CVE-2016-3715 in the CISA KEV catalog
- CVE-2016-3715 on OSV
- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276/ChangeLog Broken Link, Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00024.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00025.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00028.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00032.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00051.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0726.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3580 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/18 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538378/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89852 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.440568 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2990-1 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39767/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29588 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php Release Notes
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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