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CVE-2017-5836

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

2017-03-03T15:59:01.273

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-415

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	libimobiledevice	libplist	*	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/6 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96022 ([email protected])
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/86 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/6 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96022 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/86 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)