CVE-2018-20592
published 2018-12-30CVE-2018-20592: In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2.12, there is a use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to…
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.49%
71.2th percentile
In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2.12, there is a use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted xml file, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | mxml | < mxml 3.0-1 (bookworm) | mxml 3.0-1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| msweet | mini-xml | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
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GHSA
GHSA-5j9x-g954-9jrp: In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-20592 [MEDIUM] CWE-416 GHSA-5j9x-g954-9jrp: In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2
In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2.12, there is a use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted xml file, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
OSV
CVE-2018-20592: In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2
osv·2018-12-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-20592 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-20592: In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2
In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2.12, there is a use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted xml file, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
Debian
CVE-2018-20592: mxml - In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2.12, there is a use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function ...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-20592 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-20592: mxml - In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2.12, there is a use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function ...
In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2.12, there is a use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted xml file, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 3.0-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 3.0-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 3.0-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 3.0-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 3.0-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-20592 mxml: Use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c [epel-7]
bugzilla·2018-12-31·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-20592 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-20592 mxml: Use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c [epel-7]
CVE-2018-20592 mxml: Use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c [epel-7]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-7.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
Discussion:
Use the following template to for
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-20592 mxml: Use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c
bugzilla·2018-12-31·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-20592 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-20592 mxml: Use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c
CVE-2018-20592 mxml: Use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c
In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2.12, there is a use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted xml file, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
References:
https://github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/uaf_mxml-node.c:128_1.txt.err
https://github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/uaf_mxml-node.c:128_2.txt.err
Upstream issue:
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/237
Discussion:
Created mxml tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-7 [bug 1662713]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1662712]
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-20592 mxml: Use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-12-31·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-20592 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-20592 mxml: Use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-20592 mxml: Use-after-free in the mxmlAdd function of the mxml-node.c [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supp
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/237https://github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/uaf_mxml-node.c:128_1.txt.errhttps://github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/uaf_mxml-node.c:128_2.txt.errhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N53IJHDYR5HVQLKH4J6B27OEQLGKSGY5/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNWF6BAU7S42O4LE4B74KIMHFE2HDNMI/https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/237https://github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/uaf_mxml-node.c:128_1.txt.errhttps://github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/uaf_mxml-node.c:128_2.txt.errhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N53IJHDYR5HVQLKH4J6B27OEQLGKSGY5/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNWF6BAU7S42O4LE4B74KIMHFE2HDNMI/
2018-12-30
Published