CVE-2016-3714
Published 2016-05-05 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source secalert@redhat.com
Summary
CVE-2016-3714 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.4) vulnerability in ImageMagick ImageMagick. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 9, 2024, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by September 30, 2024. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. ImageMagick has 3 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 3 known-exploited ImageMagick vulnerabilities →Description
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."
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: ImageMagick — ImageMagick
Name: ImageMagick Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Date added: 2024-09-09 · Due: 2024-09-30
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276/ChangeLog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00041.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00051.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152364/ImageTragick-ImageMagick-Proof-Of-Concepts.html

