CVE-2018-20005
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a use-after-free in mxmlWalkNext in...
CVE-2018-20005 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Msweet Mini-xml, published December 10, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in mxml 3.0-1.mga6.
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a use-after-free in mxmlWalkNext in mxml-search.c, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a use-after-free in mxmlWalkNext in mxml-search.c, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
- Record
CVE-2018-20005- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a use-after-free in mxmlWalkNext in mxml-search.c, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
- Record
CVE-2018-20005- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12583 No score
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a use-after-free in mxmlWalkNext in mxml-search.c, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
- Record
EUVD-2018-12583- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vr22-jmfq-69pr
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a use-after-free in mxmlWalkNext in...
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a use-after-free in mxmlWalkNext in mxml-search.c, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
- Record
GHSA-vr22-jmfq-69pr- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a use-after-free in mxmlWalkNext in mxml-search.c, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
- Record
CVE-2018-20005- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-20005
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a use-after-free in mxmlWalkNext in mxml-search.c, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20005- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-20005
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a use-after-free in mxmlWalkNext in mxml-search.c, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20005- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0159 No score
Updated mxml packages fix security vulnerabilities
Updated mxml packages fix security vulnerabilities:
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 (CVE-2018-20004).
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a use-after-free in mxmlWalkNext in mxml-search.c, as demonstrated by mxmldoc (CVE-2018-20005).
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 (CVE-2018-20592).
In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2.12, there is stack-based buffer overflow in the scan_file function in mxmldoc.c (CVE-2018-20593).
- Record
MGASA-2019-0159- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mxmlDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.1-14.0.1-14.0.2-14.0.3-14.0.4-1 Show 7 moreShow less4.0.4-34.0.4-44.0.4-54.0.4-64.0.5-14.0.6-24.0.6-3 |
None known |
mxmlDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.1-13.3.1-1+deb13u13.3.1-1+deb13u1~deb12u14.0.1-14.0.2-1 Show 9 moreShow less4.0.3-14.0.4-14.0.4-34.0.4-44.0.4-54.0.4-64.0.5-14.0.6-24.0.6-3 |
None known |
mxmlDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.1-14.0.1-14.0.2-14.0.3-14.0.4-1 Show 7 moreShow less4.0.4-34.0.4-44.0.4-54.0.4-64.0.5-14.0.6-24.0.6-3 |
None known |
mxmlMageia:6 |
before 3.0-1.mga6 | 3.0-1.mga6 |
mxmlUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.7-12.9-0ubuntu12.9-0ubuntu2 |
None known |
mxmlUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.10-1 |
None known |
mxmlUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.12-23.1-1 |
None known |
mxmlUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2-13.3-1 |
None known |
mxmlUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.1-13.3.1-1build1 |
None known |
mxmlUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.1-1build1 |
None known |
mxmlUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.1-1build24.0.4-6 |
None known |
mxmlUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.3.1-1build13.3.1-1build2 |
None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/234
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N53IJHDYR5HVQLKH4J6B27OEQLGKSGY5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20005
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20005
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0159.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24583
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20005
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20005