CVE-2016-9181

7.1 highEPSS 1.2%

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

CVSS 3.0

7.1 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 68% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-611
Published: 2016-12-22
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

image-info_project:image-info_for_perl

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94220
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1379556
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94220

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