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CVE-2016-3715

MEDIUMCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctl
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

CWE-552

How to fix

Remediation Available
graphicsmagickDebian
Fixed in:1.3.24-1CVE-2016-3715
Fixed in:1.3.24-1CVE-2016-3715
Fixed in:1.3.24-1CVE-2016-3715
Fixed in:1.3.24-1CVE-2016-3715
imagemagickUbuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1USN-2990-1
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1USN-2990-1
imagemagick-6.q16Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1USN-2990-1
imagemagick-commonUbuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1USN-2990-1
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1USN-2990-1
libmagick++-6.q16-5v5Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1USN-2990-1
libmagick++5Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1USN-2990-1
libmagickcore-6.q16-2Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1USN-2990-1
libmagickcore5Ubuntu
Fixed in:8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1USN-2990-1
ImageMagick Q16Windows application
Affected:6.9.3-10Fixed in:6.9.3-10ImageMagick Studio LLC
ImageMagick Q16-HDRIWindows application
Affected:6.9.3-10Fixed in:6.9.3-10ImageMagick Studio LLC

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

75.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days
99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

ImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

ImageMagick contains an unspecified vulnerability that could allow users to delete files by using ImageMagick's 'ephemeral' pseudo protocol, which deletes files after reading.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

References

Government Resource1
Release Notes1

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