CVE catalog

CVE-2018-20004

mxml: CVE-2018-20004

Severity: Medium
Published: Dec 10, 2018, 6:29:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.02% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	mxml	sid	`4.0.6-3`	fixed
Debian	mxml	forky	`4.0.6-3`	fixed
Debian	mxml	trixie	`3.3.1-1+deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	mxml	bookworm	`3.3.1-1+deb13u1~deb12u1`	fixed
Ubuntu	mxml	16.04	`2.7-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mxml	16.04	`2.9-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mxml	16.04	`2.9-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mxml	18.04	`2.10-1`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mxml	source	sid	`2.12-2`	low	Not reported	[918007]
Debian	mxml	source	forky	`2.12-2`	low	Not reported	[918007]
Debian	mxml	source	trixie	`2.12-2`	low	Not reported	[918007]
Debian	mxml	source	bookworm	`2.12-2`	low	Not reported	[918007]

[Debian bug #918007]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libmxml1]Fixed
Source package: [mxml]
Details (2)
- 3.3.1-1+deb13u1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.12-2
  dsa · mxml · debian · bookworm; dsa · mxml · debian · 12
- 3.3.1-1+deb13u1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.12-2
  dsa · mxml · debian · bookworm; dsa · mxml · debian · 12
[libmxml-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mxml]
Details (2)
- 3.3.1-1+deb13u1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.12-2
  dsa · mxml · debian · bookworm; dsa · mxml · debian · 12
- 3.3.1-1+deb13u1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.12-2
  dsa · mxml · debian · bookworm; dsa · mxml · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libmxml1]Fixed
Source package: [mxml]
Details (2)
- 3.3.1-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.12-2
  dsa · mxml · debian · 13
- 3.3.1-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.12-2
  dsa · mxml · debian · 13
[libmxml-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mxml]
Details (2)
- 3.3.1-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.12-2
  dsa · mxml · debian · 13
- 3.3.1-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.12-2
  dsa · mxml · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:35:54 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]