CVE-2017-6435 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The parse_string_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted plist file.

Published: 2017-03-15

Score: 5.0 Medium

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libplist_project:libplist:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-870-1	libplist security update
Debian DLA	DLA-2168-1	libplist security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-15492	The parse_string_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted plist file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00157.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97586
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/fbd8494d5e4e46bf2e90cb6116903e404374fb56
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/93
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6435
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6435

History

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Subscriptions

Libplist Project Libplist

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-15T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:25:49.301Z

Reserved: 2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6435

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-15T14:59:00.963

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

Link: CVE-2017-6435

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-6435 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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