CVE-2016-3716
The MSL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote attackers to move arbitrary files via a crafted image.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The MSL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote attackers to move arbitrary files via a crafted image.
- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 11.34% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 4 May 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · imagemagick/imagemagick · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux hpc node · redhat/enterprise linux hpc node eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server supplementary eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS moved from 18.9% on 21 September 2026 to 11.3% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276/ChangeLogPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00032.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0726.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3580
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/18Exploit
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538378/100/0/threaded
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.440568
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2990-1Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39767/
- https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29588Vendor Advisory
- https://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.phpVendor Advisory
- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276/ChangeLogPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00032.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0726.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3580
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/18Exploit
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538378/100/0/threaded
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.440568
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.