Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Jan 21, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-5545

Description

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.

Affected products

Libimobiledevice/Libplist
cpe:2.3:a:libimobiledevice:libplist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.12

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/7391a506352c009fe044dead7baad9e22dd279eenvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/87nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95702nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.htmlnvd

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