Use After Free in Msweet Mini-Xml
CVE-2018-20005
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a use-after-free in mxmlWalkNext in mxml-search.c, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Msweet Mini-Xml — versions 2.12
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 28, 29
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/234 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/mxml (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-20005?
- CVE-2018-20005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Msweet Mini-Xml, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-12-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-20005?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-20005 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.