{"id":"CVE-2016-3714","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-3714","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T21:09:54.188Z","title":"ImageMagick Improper Input Validation Vulnerability","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.\"","published":"2016-05-05T18:59:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:46:14.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["imagemagick/imagemagick","canonical/ubuntu linux","debian/debian linux","opensuse/leap","opensuse/opensuse","suse/suse linux enterprise server"],"epss":{"score":0.97485,"percentile":0.999,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2024-09-09","dueDate":"2024-09-30","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nThis 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"},"exploits":{"count":2,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-05-04","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":39791,"kind":"exploit","title":"ImageMagick 6.9.3-9 / 7.0.1-0 - 'ImageTragick' Delegate Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39791","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/local/39791.rb","file":"exploits/multiple/local/39791.rb","published":"2016-05-09","added":"2016-05-09","updated":"2018-04-29","author":"Metasploit","type":"local","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-3714"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":"ImageTragick","applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null},{"edbId":39767,"kind":"exploit","title":"ImageMagick 7.0.1-0 / 6.9.3-9 - 'ImageTragick ' Multiple Vulnerabilities","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39767","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/dos/39767.txt","file":"exploits/multiple/dos/39767.txt","published":"2016-05-04","added":"2016-05-04","updated":"2018-04-29","author":"Nikolay Ermishkin","type":"dos","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2016-3718","CVE-2016-3717","CVE-2016-3716","CVE-2016-3715","CVE-2016-3714"],"tags":null,"aliases":"ImageTragick","applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276/ChangeLog","tags":["Patch"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00024.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00025.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00028.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00032.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00041.html","tags":["Third Party 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