CVE-2017-5835 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (large memory allocation and crash) via vectors involving an offset size of zero.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00728.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Libimobiledevice	Libplist

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libimobiledevice:libplist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-840-1	libplist security update
Debian DLA	DLA-2168-1	libplist security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14912	libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (large memory allocation and crash) via vectors involving an offset size of zero.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96022
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/88
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5835
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5835

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00616}`	epss `{'score': 0.00728}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-03T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:11:48.899Z

Reserved: 2017-02-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-5835

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-03T15:59:01.243

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-5835

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-01-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-5835 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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