Double Free Affecting libplist package, versions <1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1
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- published10 Aug 2025
- disclosed3 Mar 2017
Introduced: 3 Mar 2017
CVE-2017-5836 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:14 libplist to version 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1 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:14 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5836
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/86
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96022
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5836