CVE-2016-3715
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 75.3% · 100th pctCISA KEV · Exploited in the wild
2016-05-05•Updated 2025-10-21•KEV 2021-11-03
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
ImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Remediation due
2022-05-03
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3715
Description
The EPHEMERAL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a crafted image.
Severity
CVSS 3.1 · CISA5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NSSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableno
Technical impactpartial
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | n/a |
References
20 LinksVendor advisories
Exploits & PoCs
Mailing lists
Vulnerability databases
Other references
- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276/ChangeLog
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29588
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- https://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php
Record Details
Published
2016-05-05
Last updated
2025-10-21
Assigner (CNA)
redhat
Credited to
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