# CVE-2016-3717: The LABEL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted image.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2016-05-05 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The LABEL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted image.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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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
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00009.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/18
- 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
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39767

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