Information disclosure in ImageMagick - CVE-2016-3717

 

Information disclosure in ImageMagick - CVE-2016-3717

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5849
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3717
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to the failure to properly prevent the disclosure of file contents when processing certain MVG files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted image, trick the victim into opening it, generate output files and obtain sensitive information.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-3717

Update to version 6.9.3-10 or 7.0.1-1.

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