CVE-2017-6439
Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_string_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted plist
02 Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_string_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted plist
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 45.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-03-15 14:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 15:25Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-03-02
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 17ef896dc1f4ba332b9aacad1c55a2ecad5bb607e3690a847f9bcfc6cdc41d40
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com97278http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97278
- github.comhttps://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/32ee5213fe64f1e10ec76c1ee861ee6f233120dd
- github.comhttps://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/95
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20200402 [SECURITY] [DLA 2168-1] libplist security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- libplist Fixed in 2.0.0-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- libplist Fixed in 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libplist Fixed in 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libplist Fixed in 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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