Vulnerability Details : 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 involving a double-precision floating point number and the '<order type="real">' substring, as demonstrated by testmxml.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-20004
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.37%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 69 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-20004
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
[email protected] |
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8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
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[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-20004
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-20004
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/N53IJHDYR5HVQLKH4J6B27OEQLGKSGY5/
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RNWF6BAU7S42O4LE4B74KIMHFE2HDNMI/
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/mxml#stack-buffer-overflow-in-function-mxml_write_node
Exploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/233
Exploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00018.html
Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2018-20004
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mini-xml_project:mini-xml:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*