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CVE-2016-9180

critical

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94219

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00033.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00020.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-12-22

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0081