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CVE-2017-6439

Date: March 15, 2017

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_string_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted plist file.

Language: C

Severity Score

5.0

Related Resources (8)

Url: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/95

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6439

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6439

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6439

Url: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/32ee5213fe64f1e10ec76c1ee861ee6f233120dd

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97278

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-6439

Severity Score

5.0

Weakness Type (CWE)

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-787

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.0
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	1.9
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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