CVE-2016-9180 (GCVE-0-2016-9180)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-12-22 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:42
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Date Public
2016-11-04 00:00
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