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CVE-2016-3715: ImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

CVE-2016-3715 · Severity: critical · CVSS 5.5 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-11-03

Technologies: ImageMagick Studio LLC ImageMagick. Vendors: ImageMagick.

Executive brief

The EPHEMERAL coder in ImageMagick allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a crafted image. This occurs because the 'ephemeral' pseudo protocol deletes files after reading them, which can be exploited if an attacker can trigger the processing of a malicious image.

Affected products

  • ImageMagick Studio LLC ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10, 7.x before 7.0.1-1

Timeline

  • 2016-05-03: disclosed: Initial public disclosure via oss-security list
  • 2021-11-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

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