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CVE-2016-3714

ImageMagick Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 8.4EPSS 97.5%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 30 September 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

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."

CVSS 3.1
8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
97.48% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 9 September 2024 · due 30 September 2024
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
imagemagick/imagemagick · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · suse/suse linux enterprise server
Source
secalert@redhat.com

CISA notes

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. This 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

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.