CVE-2017-5836

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
The plist_free_data function in plist.c in libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving an integer node that is treated as a PLIST_KEY and then triggers an invalid free.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-5836
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2017-03-03T15:59:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-03-07T02:59:01
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-415 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/415.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:libimobiledevice:libplist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/86 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/6 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96022
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5836
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5836
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:47:37 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 14:23:37 2017-03-03T15:59Z 2017-03-03T15:59:01 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 14:23:37 2017-03-07T02:59:01 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 14:23:37 Modified Vulnerability Status updated