What is CVE-2016-3714?

CVE-2016-3714 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2016-05-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-3714?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-3714 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2016-3714 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-09-09), indicating it is being actively exploited. 99 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Improper input validation in Imagemagick

CVE-2016-3714

The (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a crafted image, aka "ImageTragick."

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2016-05-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.975 (99.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-14.

Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.975 · newest: 0.975 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Imagemagick — versions 7.0.0-0, 7.0.1-0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
openSUSE — versions 13.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2024-09-09. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2024-09-30.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/2296071 (Third Party Advisory)
git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f… (Patch)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00028.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035742 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
imagetragick.com/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (Third Party Advisory)
www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php (Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/13 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00041.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00051.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3714?: CVE-2016-3714 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imagemagick, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2016-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-3714?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-3714 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2016-3714 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-09-09), indicating it is being actively exploited. 99 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.