CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-9181

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Dec 22, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
5.8 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
7.1 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

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.

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Image-info_for_perl Image-info_project 1.16 (including) 1.16 (including)
Image-info_for_perl Image-info_project 1.30 (including) 1.30 (including)
Libimage-info-perl Ubuntu artful *
Libimage-info-perl Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Libimage-info-perl Ubuntu precise *
Libimage-info-perl Ubuntu trusty *
Libimage-info-perl Ubuntu upstream *
Libimage-info-perl Ubuntu xenial *
Libimage-info-perl Ubuntu yakkety *
Libimage-info-perl Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

References