CVE-2016-9180
9.1
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.6% (pctl 89)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.1), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.1 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.59% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-611 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-12-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| xmltwig | xml-twig for perl |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00033.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94219
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00033.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94219
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