CVE-2016-9181

perl-Image-Info: When parsing an SVG file, external entity expansion (XXE) was not disabled. An attacker could craft an SVG file which, when processed by an application using perl-Image-Info, could cause denial of service or, potentially, information disclosure.

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.8 MEDIUM

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94220	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1379556	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94220	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:image-info_project:image-info_for_perl:1.16:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:image-info_project:image-info_for_perl:1.30:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-12-22 21:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-9181

Mitre link : CVE-2016-9181

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-9181

JSON object : View

Products Affected

image-info_project

image-info_for_perl

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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