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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-9181
high Nessus Plugin ID 220102
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Synopsis
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.Description
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch 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. (CVE-2016-9181)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.
Solution
There is no known solution at this time.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 220102
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2016_9181.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 3/4/2025
Updated: 8/24/2025
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-9181
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libimage-info-perl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:perl-image-info, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:perl-image-info, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Required KB Items: Host/OS/identifier, Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-9181