# CVE-2016-3717: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via a crafted image processed by the ImageMagick LABEL coder.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 May 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3717, GHSA-cc28-64rq-q7jg, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3717

## What is CVE-2016-3717?

CVE-2016-3717 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 5 May 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3717?

It affects 10 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Imagemagick Imagemagick, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-3717?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2016-3717 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3717 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- ImageMagick 7.0.1-0 / 6.9.3-9 - 'ImageTragick ' Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

- [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-3717 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-3717 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 5 May 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3717 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3717/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3717/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3717
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3717
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3717

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