CVE-2018-20005 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Mini-XML (mxml) version 2.12, specifically within the mxmlWalkNext function in mxml-search.c, affecting products like Fedora and msweet mini-xml. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) to trigger, potentially leading to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:msweet:mini-xml:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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