Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libplist package, versions <1.11-3+deb8u1
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBPLIST-296142
- published21 Jan 2017
- disclosed21 Jan 2017
Introduced: 21 Jan 2017
CVE-2017-5545 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 libplist to version 1.11-3+deb8u1 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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
The 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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5545
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/7391a506352c009fe044dead7baad9e22dd279ee
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/87
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95702
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5545