CVE-2026-5037
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
29/03/2026
Last modified:
30/03/2026
Description
A vulnerability was determined in mxml up to 4.0.4. This issue affects the function index_sort of the file mxml-index.c of the component mxmlIndexNew. Executing a manipulation of the argument tempr can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This patch is called 6e27354466092a1ac65601e01ce6708710bb9fa5. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
4.80
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Base Score 3.x
3.30
Severity 3.x
LOW
Base Score 2.0
1.70
Severity 2.0
LOW
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/commit/6e27354466092a1ac65601e01ce6708710bb9fa5
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/350
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/350#issuecomment-4051317229
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/25934383/1.xml
- https://vuldb.com/submit/778638
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/353963
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/353963/cti



