CVE-2016-3714
The (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…
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- redhat
Description
The (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."
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as ImageMagick Improper Input Validation Vulnerability.
- Added
- 9 Sept 2024
- Fix due (US federal)
- 30 Sept 2024
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public exploit
2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
- 39767 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 39791 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 36 days later
· 36 days later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited in the wild
- 14 months later
· 14 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 97.5% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (31)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/2296071 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276/ChangeLog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1266 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1035742 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://imagetragick.com/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29588 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160503 ImageMagick Is On Fire -- CVE-2016-3714 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1301 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1326 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2990-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1261 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20160513 May 2016 - HipChat Server - Critical Security Advisory (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 39767 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1260 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/fileformat/imagemagick_delegate (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160504 Re: ImageMagick Is On Fire -- CVE-2016-3714 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-3746 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-201611-21 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1275 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SSA:2016-132-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- https://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 39791 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- DSA-3580 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 89848 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0726 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332492 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- VU#250519 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152364/ImageTragick-ImageMagick-Proof-Of-Concepts.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3714 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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