CVE-2016-3714

Summary

CVECVE-2016-3714
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-05 18:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-21 19:14:46 UTC
DescriptionThe (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a crafted image, aka "ImageTragick."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.4 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.939470000 probability, percentile 0.998850000 (date 2026-04-24)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2024-09-09; due 2024-09-30; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a | CWE-20 CWE-20 Improper Input Validation


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED8.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary8.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorImageMagick
ProductImageMagick
NameImageMagick Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
NotesThis vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. For more information, please see: https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29588#p132726, https://imagemagick.org/archive/releases/; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3714

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Imagemagick Imagemagick 7.0.0-0 All All All
Application Imagemagick Imagemagick 7.0.1-0 All All All
Application Imagemagick Imagemagick All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified
ADP Imagemagick Imagemagick affected 6.9.3-9 custom Not specified
ADP Imagemagick Imagemagick affected 7.0.0-0 Not specified
ADP Imagemagick Imagemagick affected 7.0.1-0 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 12.04 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 14.04 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 15.10 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 16.04 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 12.04 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 14.04 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 15.10 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 16.04 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 12.04 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 14.04 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 15.10 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 16.04 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 12.04 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 14.04 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 15.10 Not specified
ADP Canonical Ubuntu Linux affected 16.04 Not specified
ADP Debian Debian Linux affected 8.0 Not specified
ADP Debian Debian Linux affected 9.0 Not specified
ADP Debian Debian Linux affected 8.0 Not specified
ADP Debian Debian Linux affected 9.0 Not specified
ADP Opensuse Opensuse affected 13.2 Not specified
ADP Opensuse Leap affected 42.1 Not specified
ADP Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server affected 12 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ImageMagick 6.9.3-9 / 7.0.1-0 - 'ImageTragick' Delegate Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) - Multiple local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1275-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: ImageMagick Is On Fire -- CVE-2016-3714 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1326-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3746-1 graphicsmagick af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1261-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
ImageTragick ImageMagick Proof Of Concepts ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201611-21) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1266-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
CVE-2016-3714 ImageMagick Delegate Arbitrary Command Execution | Rapid7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rapid7.com Third Party Advisory
ImageMagick File Processing Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Read/Move/Delete Arbitrary Files and Execute Arbitrary Commands - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ImageMagick Security Issue - ImageMagick af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.imagemagick.org Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3580-1 imagemagick af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
ImageTragick af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 imagetragick.com Vendor Advisory
1332492 – (CVE-2016-3714, ImageTragick) CVE-2016-3714 ImageMagick: Insufficient shell characters filtering af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
ImageTragick - ImageMagick Filtering Vulnerability - CVE-2016-3714 - Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Vulnerability Note VU#250519 - ImageMagick does not properly validate input before processing images using a delegate af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
ImageMagick 7.0.1-0 / 6.9.3-9 - 'ImageTragick ' Multiple Vulnerabilities - Multiple dos Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-2990-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - ImageMagick Is On Fire -- CVE-2016-3714 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1260-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Changelog @ ImageMagick af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.imagemagick.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1301-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
ImageMagick CVE-2016-3714 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ChangeLog · a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276 · repos / ImageMagick · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.imagemagick.org Patch
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2016-3714 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2024-09-09T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2016-3714 added to CISA KEV
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