CVE-2017-6437 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The base64encode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted plist file.

Published: 2017-03-15

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libplist_project:libplist:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-15494	The base64encode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted plist file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00071.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97291
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/100
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6437
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6437

History

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Subscriptions

Libplist Project Libplist

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-15T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:25:49.308Z

Reserved: 2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6437

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-15T14:59:01.027

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-6437

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-02-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-6437 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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