CVE-2017-5836

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-5836
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-03 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-03-07 02:59:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-415

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libimobiledevice Libplist All All All All
Application Libimobiledevice Libplist All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
libplist Multiple Local Heap Buffer Overflow and Denial-of-Service Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - CVE request: multiples vulnerabilities in libplist MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: multiples vulnerabilities in libplist MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Issue in plist_free_data plist.c:185 · Issue #86 · libimobiledevice/libplist · 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)
  • 901976 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for libplist (7269)

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