CVE-2018-20004

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

2.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2018-12-10 06:29 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 01:52 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 2.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2018-12-10 06:29 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 01:52 UTC

Exploit probability

2.0% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write

Record status

Modified

Affected

• mini-xml Project mini-xml 2.12
• Debian Linux 8.0
• Fedoraproject Fedora 28
• Fedoraproject Fedora 29

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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