What is CVE-2016-9181?

CVE-2016-9181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Image-Info Project For Perl, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2016-12-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-9181?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

XXE in Image-Info Project For Perl

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.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.012 (65.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Image-info_project Image-info_for_perl — versions 1.16, 1.30
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
nvd@nist.gov (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9181?: CVE-2016-9181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Image-Info Project For Perl, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2016-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-9181?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.