CVE-2017-5545

Summary

CVECVE-2017-5545
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-21 01:59:00 UTC
Updated2020-04-02 10:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe main function in plistutil.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via Apple Property List data that is too short.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libimobiledevice Libplist All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Libimobiledevice Libplist 'plistutil.c' Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] [DLA 2168-1] libplist security update MLIST lists.debian.org
AddressSanitizer: heap-buffer-overflow on address 0xb5e007d7 at pc 0x804a78c bp 0xbf815888 sp 0xbf81587c · Issue #87 · libimobiledevice/libplist · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
plistutil: Prevent OOB heap buffer read by checking input size · libimobiledevice/libplist@7391a50 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 671068 EulerOS Security Update for libplist (EulerOS-SA-2019-2613)

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