Buffer overflow in Msweet Mini-Xml
CVE-2018-20593
In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2.12, there is stack-based buffer overflow in the scan_file function in mxmldoc.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.013 (67.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Msweet Mini-xml — versions 2.12
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 28, 29
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-20593?
- CVE-2018-20593 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Msweet Mini-Xml, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-12-30.
- How severe is CVE-2018-20593?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.