CVE DATABASE / CVE-2016-3714
CVE-2016-3714
ImageMagick Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2024-09-09.
Federal remediation due 2024-09-30.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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."
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 8.4 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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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
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0726.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3580
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/18
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.