Security bypass in ImageMagick - CVE-2016-3716

 

Security bypass in ImageMagick - CVE-2016-3716

Published: February 17, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5848
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3716
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: ImageMagick.org
Affected software:
ImageMagick

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to the failure to properly prevent file move operations when processing certain MVG files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, trick the victim into opening, bypass security mechanism and move certain files on the affected system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in security bypass on the vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-3716

Update to version 6.9.3-10 or 7.0.1-1.

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