CVE-2017-5836 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The plist_free_data function in plist.c in libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving an integer node that is treated as a PLIST_KEY and then triggers an invalid free.

Published: 2017-03-03

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14913	The plist_free_data function in plist.c in libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving an integer node that is treated as a PLIST_KEY and then triggers an invalid free.

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 0.00446.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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/86
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5836
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5836

History

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Subscriptions

Libimobiledevice Libplist

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-03T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:11:48.884Z

Reserved: 2017-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5836

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-03T15:59:01.273

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

Link: CVE-2017-5836

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-01-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-5836 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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