CVE-2016-3715

Known Exploited Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 89.38% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory imagemagick.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276/ChangeLog patch broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00028.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html third party advisory
https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29588 exploit vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00051.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2990-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00025.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538378/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39767/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00024.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/18 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00032.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.440568 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php release notes
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3580 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0726.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89852 vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3715?
CVE-2016-3715 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3715?
To fix CVE-2016-3715, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3715 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2016-3715 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~89% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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