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CVE-2018-20004
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…
High8.8EPSS 2.0%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (5)
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/233 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190125 [SECURITY] [DLA 1641-1] mxml security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/mxml#stack-buffer-overflow-in-function-mxml_write_node (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-d333d01e08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-f99619e34d (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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