Medium severity5.0NVD Advisory· Published Mar 15, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-6439
CVE-2017-6439
Description
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:libplist_project:libplist:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/32ee5213fe64f1e10ec76c1ee861ee6f233120ddnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/95nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97278nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.htmlnvd
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