Input validation error in ImageMagick - CVE-2016-3715
Published: February 17, 2017 / Updated: February 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5847
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3715
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to delete arbitrary files on the target system.
The weakness exists due to input validation error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an error in the ephemeral pseudo-protocol and delete certain files on the affected system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in deletion of arbitrary files on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to input validation error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an error in the ephemeral pseudo-protocol and delete certain files on the affected system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in deletion of arbitrary files on the vulnerable system.
Affected software
ImageMagick
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
SUSE Linux
Slackware Linux
Opensuse
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
SUSE Linux
Slackware Linux
Opensuse
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3715
Update to version 6.9.3-10 or 7.0.1-1.