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CVE-2016-9181

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9181 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the perl-Image-Info library, specifically affecting the image_info_project and image_info_for_perl products when parsing SVG files. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.1 (High), indicating that an attacker could craft a malicious SVG file which, when processed by an application utilizing the library, could lead to denial of service or potentially information disclosure. While the vulnerability is significant, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or notable community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:image-info_project:image-info_for_perl:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:image-info_project:image-info_for_perl:1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0122 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 11,615 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: perl-Image-Info
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: perl-Image-Info

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-9181Low

perl-Image-Info: XXE in SVG files

Sep 27, 2016

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94220
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry