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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/mxml#stack-buffer-overflow-in-function-mxml_write_nodeExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/233Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00018.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://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/fouzhe/security/tree/master/mxml#stack-buffer-overflow-in-function-mxml_write_nodeExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/233Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00018.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://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/
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 10, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified