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CVE-2016-3714: ImageMagick Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2016-3714
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
ImageMagick contains an improper input validation vulnerability that affects the EPHEMERAL, HTTPS, MVG, MSL, TEXT, SHOW, WIN, and PLT coders. This allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a crafted image.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: ImageMagickproduct: ImageMagickRemote code execution
What
ImageMagick has an improper input validation vulnerability that allows remote code execution via crafted images.
Who is affected
Remote attackers targeting systems using vulnerable versions of ImageMagick.
Urgency
Remediation is critical as the vulnerability is actively exploited.
Action
Upgrade to the latest version of ImageMagick to fix the vulnerability.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2024-09-09
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3714

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2016-3714coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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