imagemagick imagemagick CVE-2016-3714 vulnerability in ImageMagick and Other Products
Published on May 5, 2016

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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."

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This ImageMagick Improper Input Validation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. ImageMagick contains an improper input validation vulnerability that affects the EPHEMERAL, HTTPS, MVG, MSL, TEXT, SHOW, WIN, and PLT coders. This allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a crafted image.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by September 30, 2024: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2016-3714 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 2.5 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.


Products Associated with CVE-2016-3714

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OpenSuse Leap
 
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