CVE-2017-6439

CVSS V2 Low 1.9 CVSS V3 Medium 5
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-6439
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2017-03-15T14:59:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-04-04T01:59:07
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-787 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:libplist_project:libplist:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 1.9
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.3
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/95 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/32ee5213fe64f1e10ec76c1ee861ee6f233120dd Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97278
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6439
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6439
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:46:01 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 14:42:39 2017-03-15T14:59Z 2017-03-15T14:59:01 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 14:42:39 2017-04-04T01:59:07 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 14:42:39 Modified Vulnerability Status updated