CVE catalog

CVE-2018-20593

mxml: CVE-2018-20593

Severity: Medium · CVSS 4.7CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Dec 30, 2018, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.30% · Oct 27, 2026

In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2.12, there is stack-based buffer overflow in the scan_file function in mxmldoc.c.

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

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mxml	source	sid	`3.0-1`	low	Not reported	[924353]
Debian	mxml	source	forky	`3.0-1`	low	Not reported	[924353]
Debian	mxml	source	trixie	`3.0-1`	low	Not reported	[924353]
Debian	mxml	source	bookworm	`3.0-1`	low	Not reported	[924353]

[Debian bug #924353]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libmxml1]Fixed
Source package: [mxml]
Details (2)
- 3.3.1-1+deb13u1~deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0-1
  dsa · mxml · debian · bookworm; dsa · mxml · debian · 12
- 3.3.1-1+deb13u1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0-1
  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: 3.0-1
  dsa · mxml · debian · bookworm; dsa · mxml · debian · 12
- 3.3.1-1+deb13u1~deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0-1
  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: 3.0-1
  dsa · mxml · debian · 13
- 3.3.1-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0-1
  dsa · mxml · debian · 13
[libmxml-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mxml]
Details (2)
- 3.3.1-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0-1
  dsa · mxml · debian · 13
- 3.3.1-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0-1
  dsa · mxml · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:36:04 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]