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CVE-2018-20004

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  • Published2018-12-10
  • WeaknessCWE-787

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-12-1006:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
28.x= 28no fix published
29.x= 29no fix published
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published
Mini-xml project mini-xml
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.12= 2.12no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • mxmlUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • mxmlUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • mxmlMageia:6all versions · fixed in 3.0-1.mga6
  • mxmlDebian:14all versions · fixed in 2.12-2
  • mxmlDebian:13all versions · fixed in 2.12-2
  • mxmlDebian:12all versions · fixed in 2.12-2
  • mxmlDebian:8all versions · fixed in 2.6-2+deb8u1

Vendor advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

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none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-12-10
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-m996-pmvg-j3g8

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.

Is CVE-2018-20004 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-20004 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.0% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-20004?

CVE-2018-20004 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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