Description
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.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2016-9997 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:42:11.100Z
Reserved: 2016-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-9181
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-12-22T21:59:00.193
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-9181
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD