CVE-2016-9180
critical
CVSS v3
9.1
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.1
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
94%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:3.50-1.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:3.50-1.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:3.50-1.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:3.50-1.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:3.50-1.1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9180.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9180
CWEs
CWE-611
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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