Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2016-3718
The short answer
CVE-2016-3718 affects n/a n/a and is rated medium (CVSS 5.5). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
The (1) HTTP and (2) FTP coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a crafted image.
Weakness: CWE-918.
Severity
5.5 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Nov 3, 2021
Federal due date May 3, 2022
EPSS, next 30 days
76%
Higher than 100% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected products
n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21 Third Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39767/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29588 Vendor Advisory
- www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php Release Notes
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21 Third Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39767/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29588 Vendor Advisory
- www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php Release Notes
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3718 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2016-3718 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2016-3718 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-03.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3718?
CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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