CVE-2018-20005: fedoraproject fedora Use After Free
CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-20005DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20005
Published 10-12-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-20005 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Use After Free vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.11%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 10-12-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue has been found in Mini-XML (aka mxml) 2.12. It is a use-after-free in mxmlWalkNext in mxml-search.c, as demonstrated by mxmldoc.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.11%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
65%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.11% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.11%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundSecurity
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- mxmlAll versions (No fix recorded)
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL28 | 29
Msweet1 product
- mini-xml2.12
Ubuntu1 product
- mxmlAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 4 products
