VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-6436
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 0.51%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-119
- Affected
- libplist project/libplist
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97290
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/32ee5213fe64f1e10ec76c1ee861ee6f233120ddPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/94Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97290
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/32ee5213fe64f1e10ec76c1ee861ee6f233120ddPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/94Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.