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CVE-2018-20004
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12....
Vulnerability Description
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a stack-based buffer overflow in mxml_write_node in mxml-file.c via vectors involving a double-precision floating point number and the '<order type="real">' substring, as demonstrated by testmxml.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/233
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00018.html
- https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/mxml#stack-buffer-overflow-in-function-mxml_write_node
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N53IJHDYR5HVQLKH4J6B27OEQLGKSGY5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNWF6BAU7S42O4LE4B74KIMHFE2HDNMI/
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
mini-xml, debian linux, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
2.12, 8.0, 28, 29
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 10th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.