CVE-2016-9181 (GCVE-0-2016-9181)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-12-22 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:42
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94220 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2016-11-04 00:00
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