Improper Input Validation Affecting libplist package, versions <1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LIBPLIST-528093
  • published15 Mar 2017
  • disclosed15 Mar 2017

Introduced: 15 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-6440  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 libplist to version 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libplist package and not the libplist package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The parse_data_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.