UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20592
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20592
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20592.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20592
- Upstream
- Published
- 2018-12-30T18:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-14T07:14:55.899793Z
- Severity
-
- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20592
- https://github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/uaf_mxml-node.c:128_1.txt
- 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
- https://github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/uaf_mxml-node.c:128_2.txt.err
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/237
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20592
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / mxml
Package
- Name
- mxml
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/mxml@2.9-0ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / mxml
Package
- Name
- mxml
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/mxml@2.10-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / mxml
Package
- Name
- mxml
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/mxml@3.1-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / mxml
Package
- Name
- mxml
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/mxml@3.3-1?arch=source&distro=jammy
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / mxml
Package
- Name
- mxml
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/mxml@3.3.1-1build1?arch=source&distro=noble