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CVE-2016-3717

40
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3717 is a critical arbitrary file read vulnerability affecting ImageMagick versions prior to 6.9.3-10 and 7.0.1-1, as well as products from Canonical and Red Hat. This flaw, residing in the LABEL coder, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by providing a specially crafted image. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), its low attack complexity and local privileges required make it a significant concern, enabling high confidentiality impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB (EDB-39767), and it has garnered substantial community discussion and media coverage, indicating active awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
15.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
20.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-39767 · May 4, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2044 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ImageMagick-0:6.7.2.7-4.el6_7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ImageMagick-0:6.7.8.9-13.el7_2
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: ImageMagick
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ImageMagick

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-3717Important

ImageMagick: Local file read

May 3, 2016

References

git.imagemagick.org / repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276/ChangeLog
Patch
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00024.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00025.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00028.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00032.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00051.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0726.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201611-21
exploit-db.com / exploits/39767
imagemagick.org / discourse-server/viewtopic.php
Vendor Advisory
imagemagick.org / script/changelog.php
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3580
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/18
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/538378/100/0/threaded
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2990-1
Third Party Advisory