Check Point Advisories

ImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion (CVE-2016-3715)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0338
Date Published:	4 May 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 23 October, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-3715
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 ImageMagick 7.x before 7.0.1-1
Vulnerability Description	An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability exists in ImageMagick. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow attackers to delete files in the security context of the target user.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the ImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion (CVE-2016-3715) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: ImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion (CVE-2016-3715)