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.

CVSS v3.0 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/233	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/mxml#stack-buffer-overflow-in-function-mxml_write_node	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00018.html	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N53IJHDYR5HVQLKH4J6B27OEQLGKSGY5/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNWF6BAU7S42O4LE4B74KIMHFE2HDNMI/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mini-xml_project:mini-xml:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:::::::*

Information

Published : 2018-12-09 22:29

Updated : 2020-08-24 10:37

NVD link : CVE-2018-20004

Mitre link : CVE-2018-20004

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

mini-xml_project

mini-xml

fedoraproject

fedora

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