CVE-2017-5545
The main function in plistutil.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via Apple Property List data that is too short.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The main function in plistutil.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via Apple Property List data that is too short.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.77% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- libimobiledevice/libplist
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95702Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/7391a506352c009fe044dead7baad9e22dd279eeIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/87Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95702Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/7391a506352c009fe044dead7baad9e22dd279eeIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/87Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.