# CVE-2016-3715: 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 im

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2021-11-03, remediation due 2022-05-03
- Published: 2016-05-05 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

ImageMagick, a widely used open-source image processing software suite, is affected. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by supplying a specially crafted image to delete arbitrary files on the system.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276/ChangeLog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00028.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29588
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00051.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2990-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00025.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538378/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39767/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00024.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/18
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00032.html
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.440568
- https://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3580
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0726.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89852

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