CVE-2016-3714 kev in the critical feed json
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 befo…
published 2016-05-05 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-4735
- cvss
- 8.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2024-09-09
- epss
- 97.5%
- EPSS 97.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
- public exploits
- 3
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
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."
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- imagemagick Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
- graphicsmagick Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.24-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3714
- imagemagick Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1
- imagemagick Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1
- graphicsmagick Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1
- graphicsmagick Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3714
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- ImageMagick RHEL 6 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7
- ImageMagick RHEL 7 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2
- ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 6 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7
- ImageMagick-c++ RHEL 7 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2
- ImageMagick-perl RHEL 6 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7
- ImageMagick-perl RHEL 7 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2
red hat advisories RHSA-2016:0726
- ImageMagick SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +6 more 6.4.3.6-7.37.1
- ImageMagick SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +6 more 6.4.3.6-7.34.1
- GraphicsMagick Studio Onsite 1.3, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.2.5-4.35.1
- ImageMagick SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12 SP1 +7 more 6.8.8.1-19.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:1301-1SUSE-SU-2016:1275-1SUSE-SU-2016:1276-1SUSE-SU-2016:1260-1
- ImageMagick openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.9.6.6-1.1
- GraphicsMagick openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.3.25-1.1
- ikiwiki openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.20200202.3-2.7
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10040-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10505-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10860-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-3714 updated cvss 8.4
ImageMagick: Insufficient shell characters filtering
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ImageMagickaffected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 ImageMagickaffected: workaround, no fix available
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) ImageMagick 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) ImageMagick-perl 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) ImageMagick 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2, ImageMagick-perl 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7, ImageMagick-c++ 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick-c++ 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7, ImageMagick-perl 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7, ImageMagick-c++ 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7, ImageMagick-perl 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0726
+8 more productsfewer
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7, ImageMagick-c++ 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) ImageMagick 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2, ImageMagick-perl 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick-c++ 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7, ImageMagick-perl 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) ImageMagick-c++ 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ImageMagick 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7, ImageMagick-c++ 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) ImageMagick 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2, ImageMagick-c++ 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2, ImageMagick-perl 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) ImageMagick-c++ 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7, ImageMagick-perl 6.7.2.7-4.el6_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) ImageMagick-doc 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2, ImageMagick-devel 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2, ImageMagick-c++-devel 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2, ImageMagick-debuginfo 6.7.8.9-13.el7_2
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Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/unix/fileformat/imagemagick_delegate)
- Published
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
Known exploited
- Added
- 2 y ago
- Patch by
- 2024-09-30 (2 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Vendor, product
- ImageMagick, ImageMagick
- CISA name
- ImageMagick Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
97.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/unix/fileformat/imagemagick_delegate ImageMagick Delegate Arbitrary Command Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2016-05-03
- EDB-39791 ImageMagick 6.9.3-9 / 7.0.1-0 - 'ImageTragick' Delegate Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) local, 2016-05-09
- EDB-39767 ImageMagick 7.0.1-0 / 6.9.3-9 - 'ImageTragick ' Multiple Vulnerabilities dos, 2016-05-04
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- imagemagick imagemagick
- canonical ubuntu_linux
- debian debian_linux
- opensuse opensuse
- opensuse leap
- suse suse_linux_enterprise_server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
git.imagemagick.org
/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276/ChangeLog
patch
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/39767/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/39791/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00028.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00041.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00051.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2990-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00025.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00024.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
debian.org
/security/2016/dsa-3746
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201611-21
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00032.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
slackware.com
/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.440568
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
debian.org
/security/2016/dsa-3580
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2016-0726.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
imagetragick.com
/
vendor-advisory
-
imagemagick.org
/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29588
vendor-advisory
-
imagemagick.org
/script/changelog.php
vendor-advisory
-
access.redhat.com
/security/vulnerabilities/2296071
third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1035742
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
oracle.com
/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
third-party-advisory
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/13
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/538378/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
rapid7.com
/db/modules/exploit/unix/fileformat/imagemagick_delegate
third-party-advisory
-
oracle.com
/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
third-party-advisory
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/18
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/89848
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1332492
issue-tracking
-
kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/250519
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/152364/ImageTragick-ImageMagick-Proof-Of-Concepts.html
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3714
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-3714
- NVD CVE-2016-3714
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.