CVE-2016-9181

perl-Image-Info: When parsing an SVG file, external entity expansion (XXE) was not disabled. An...

7.1 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.22%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.1

Record: CVE-2016-9181
CVSS 3.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-9181
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-9997 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-9997
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-99g7-5p97-g9vw 7.1

perl-Image-Info: When parsing an SVG file, external entity expansion (XXE) was not disabled. An...

Record: GHSA-99g7-5p97-g9vw
CVSS 3.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.1

Record: CVE-2016-9181
CVSS 3.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-9181 7.1

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9181
CVSS 3.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9181 7.1

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9181
CVSS 3.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2017-0151 No score

Updated perl-Image-Info packages fix security vulnerability

A crafted SVG file could have caused information disclosure or denial of service by using external entitity expansion (XXE). This is a potentially incompatible change; however usually SVG files do not rely on XXE (CVE-2016-9181).

Record: MGASA-2017-0151
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

image-info project for perl

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libimage-info-perl` Debian:12	before 1.39-1	1.39-1
`libimage-info-perl` Debian:13	before 1.39-1	1.39-1
`libimage-info-perl` Debian:14	before 1.39-1	1.39-1
`perl-Image-Info` Mageia:5	before 1.360.0-4.1.mga5	1.360.0-4.1.mga5
`libimage-info-perl` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.28-11.28-1.1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-9181 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Image-info Project For Perl, published December 22, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in libimage-info-perl 1.39-1.

References

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