CVE-2017-6436 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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 0.00131.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Libplist Project	Libplist

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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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-2017-15493	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97290
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/32ee5213fe64f1e10ec76c1ee861ee6f233120dd
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/94
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6436
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6436

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:25:49.294Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-6436

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-15T14:59:00.993

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

Link: CVE-2017-6436

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-02-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-6436 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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