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CVE-2016-9180

perl-XML-Twig: The option to `expand_external_ents`, documented as controlling external entity expansion in XML::Twig does not work. External entities are always expanded, regardless of the option's setting.

Published

2016-12-22T21:59:00.177

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.1 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-611

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	xmltwig	xml-twig_for_perl	-	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00020.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00033.html ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94219 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00020.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00033.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94219 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)