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CVE-2016-3717

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2016-05-05
  • WeaknessCWE-200

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2016-05-04Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  2. 2016-05-0518:59CVE publishedNVD
  3. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Imagemagick
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.9≤ 6.9.3-9no fix published
7.0= 7.0.0-0no fix published
7.0= 7.0.1-0no fix published
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.4= 12.04no fix published
14.4= 14.04no fix published
15.10= 15.10no fix published
16.4= 16.04no fix published
Redhat enterprise linux desktop
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.0= 6.0no fix published
7.0= 7.0no fix published

7 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • graphicsmagickUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1
  • graphicsmagickUbuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1
  • graphicsmagickDebian:14all versions · fixed in 1.3.24-1
  • graphicsmagickDebian:13all versions · fixed in 1.3.24-1
  • graphicsmagickDebian:12all versions · fixed in 1.3.24-1
  • graphicsmagickDebian:8all versions · fixed in 1.3.20-3+deb8u3
  • graphicsmagickDebian:7all versions · fixed in 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u1
  • GraphicsMagickSUSE:Studio Onsite 1.3all versions · fixed in 1.2.5-4.35.1

39 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-39767
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.05.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-200read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score20.4 %read 2026-11-03
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-03
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2016-05-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.

Is CVE-2016-3717 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-3717 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 20.4% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-3717?

CVE-2016-3717 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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