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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2019.0159
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2019-0159)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mxml' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0159 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mxml' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0159 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated mxml packages fix security vulnerabilities:

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 ''
substring, as demonstrated by testmxml (CVE-2018-20004).

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 (CVE-2018-20005).

In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2.12, there is a use-after-free in the mxmlAdd
function of the mxml-node.c file. Remote attackers could leverage this
vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted xml file, as
demonstrated by mxmldoc (CVE-2018-20592).

In Mini-XML (aka mxml) v2.12, there is stack-based buffer overflow in
the scan_file function in mxmldoc.c (CVE-2018-20593).

Affected Software/OS:
'mxml' package(s) on Mageia 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20004
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N53IJHDYR5HVQLKH4J6B27OEQLGKSGY5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNWF6BAU7S42O4LE4B74KIMHFE2HDNMI/
https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/mxml#stack-buffer-overflow-in-function-mxml_write_node
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/233
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00018.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20005
https://github.com/fouzhe/security/tree/master/mxml#heap-use-after-free-in-function-mxmlwalknext
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/234
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20592
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/237
https://github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/uaf_mxml-node.c:128_1.txt.err
https://github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/uaf_mxml-node.c:128_2.txt.err
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20593
https://github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/so_mxmldoc.c:2971_1.txt.err
https://github.com/ntu-sec/pocs/blob/master/mxml-53c75b0/crashes/so_mxmldoc.c:2987_1.txt.err
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