An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12
Published Dec 10, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.02%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2.12
Configuration 2
- 8.0
Configuration 3
- 28
- 29
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.02% (0.02025) | 80.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 2.02% (0.02025) | 80.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00966) | 83.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00966) | 83.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 1.36% (0.01362) | 86.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01920) | 87.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 2.28% (0.02278) | 88.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 68.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/mxml#stack-buffer-overflow-in-function-mxml_write_node x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/233 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00018.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N53IJHDYR5HVQLKH4J6B27OEQLGKSGY5/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNWF6BAU7S42O4LE4B74KIMHFE2HDNMI/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/mxml#stack-buffer-overflow-in-function-mxml_write_node | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/233 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00018.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N53IJHDYR5HVQLKH4J6B27OEQLGKSGY5/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNWF6BAU7S42O4LE4B74KIMHFE2HDNMI/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
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