Description
In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2.12, there is stack-based buffer overflow in the scan_file function in mxmldoc.c.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | mxml | 3.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | mxml | 3.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | mxml | 3.0-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | mxml | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | mxml | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | mxml | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | mxml | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | mxml | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | mxml | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | mxml | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | mxml | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/so_mxmldoc.c:2987_1.txt.err
- https://github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/so_mxmldoc.c:2971_1.txt.err
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/237
- FEDORA-2019-d333d01e08 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-f99619e34d vendor-advisory