CVE-2016-3715

Summary

CVECVE-2016-3715
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-05 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-12 23:19:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.777330000 probability, percentile 0.989870000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-284

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorImageMagick
ProductImageMagick
NameImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3715

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 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
Application Imagemagick Imagemagick 7.0.0-0 All All All
Application Imagemagick Imagemagick 7.0.1-0 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 Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus 6.7z All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus 6.7z All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3580-1 imagemagick DEBIAN www.debian.org
CVE-2016-3715 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1266-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3746-1 graphicsmagick DEBIAN www.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
1332500 – (CVE-2016-3715) CVE-2016-3715 ImageMagick: File deletion MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1326-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: ImageMagick Is On Fire -- CVE-2016-3714 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
USN-2990-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1260-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Changelog @ ImageMagick CONFIRM www.imagemagick.org Release Notes
Oracle Linux Bulletin - April 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
ImageMagick Security Issue - ImageMagick CONFIRM www.imagemagick.org Vendor Advisory
ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201611-21) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1275-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1261-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
ImageMagick 7.0.1-0 / 6.9.3-9 - 'ImageTragick ' Multiple Vulnerabilities - Multiple dos Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
ChangeLog · a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276 · repos / ImageMagick · GitLab CONFIRM git.imagemagick.org Patch
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories SLACKWARE www.slackware.com
ImageMagick CVE-2016-3715 Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.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
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