ImageMagick up to 6.9.3-9/7.0.1 EPHEMERAL Coder File access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.3-9/7.0.1 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component EPHEMERAL Coder. Such manipulation leads to access control (File). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-3715. The attack must be carried out locally. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ImageMagick up to 6.9.3-9/7.0.1 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component EPHEMERAL Coder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (File). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 05/05/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at git.imagemagick.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3715 since 03/30/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by Nikolay Ermishkin and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90986 (openSUSE Security Update : ImageMagick (openSUSE-2016-574) (ImageTragick)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123989 (Red Hat Update for ImageMagick security (RHSA-2016:0726)). This issue was added on 11/03/2021 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 05/03/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 6.9.3-10 or 7.0.1-1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (39767), Tenable (90986) and SecurityFocus (BID 89852†). See VDB-83260, VDB-83739, VDB-83740 and VDB-83741 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Name: File
Class: Access control / File
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
Author: Nikolay Ermishkin
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Nessus ID: 90986
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : ImageMagick (openSUSE-2016-574) (ImageTragick)
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OpenVAS ID: 866195
OpenVAS Name: ImageMagick Multiple Vulnerabilities May16 (Windows)
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Upgrade: ImageMagick 6.9.3-10/7.0.1-1
Suricata ID: 2022792
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Sourcesinfo

Product: imagemagick.org

Advisory: USN-2990-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3715 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3715
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-83738

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SecurityFocus: 89852 - ImageMagick CVE-2016-3715 Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2016 09:26
Updated: 04/23/2026 00:47
Changes: 05/07/2016 09:26 (74), 11/19/2018 08:24 (19), 07/29/2022 16:12 (4), 07/29/2022 16:20 (1), 04/19/2024 06:25 (28), 07/24/2024 20:14 (1), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 04/23/2026 00:47 (10)
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