FKIE_CVE-2016-9181

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-12-22 21:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:55
Severity
7.1 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94220Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
nvd@nist.govhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1379556Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94220Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
image-info_project image-info_for_perl 1.16
image-info_project image-info_for_perl 1.30
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:55:38.250",
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