CVE-2016-3715

Publication date 5 May 2016

Last updated 21 August 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that GraphicsMagick incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
graphicsmagick	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life
imagemagick	18.10 cosmic	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
	17.10 artful	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
	17.04 zesty	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu7
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1
	15.10 wily	Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu2.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.4

Notes

seth-arnold

upstream patch removes support for ephemeral protocol

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
imagemagick	Upstream: b831d90

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2990-1
ImageMagick vulnerabilities
2 June 2016