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
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: 0.013 (69.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Msweet Mini-Xml — versions 2.12
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 28, 29
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/so_mxmldoc.c:2987_1.tx… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/so_mxmldoc.c:2971_1.tx… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/237 (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-2018-20593?
- 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.