CVE-2017-6436

MEDIUM

Libplist - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule

Description

The parse_string_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted plist file.

References (4)

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/32ee5213fe64f1e10ec76c1ee861ee6f233120dd

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/94

[Mailing List] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97290

Scores

CVSS v3 5.0

EPSS 0.0013

EPSS Percentile 32.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-119 CWE-20

Status published

Affected Products (2)

libplist_project/libplist

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Mar 15, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026