Medium severity5.0NVD Advisory· Published Mar 15, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 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.
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Affected products
12- cpe:2.3:a:libplist_project:libplist:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords11 versionspkg:rpm/suse/libplist&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libplist&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libplist&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libplist&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libplist&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libplist&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libplist&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libplist&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libplist&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libplist&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/libplist&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP3
< 1.12-20.3.2+ 10 more
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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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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