Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in libimobiledevice's libplist Affects Apple Property List Processing
CVE-2017-5545

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Libimobiledevice

Status
Libplist
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 January 2017

What is CVE-2017-5545?

The vulnerability present in the main function of plistutil.c in libimobiledevice's libplist allows attackers to exploit the processing of Apple Property List data. By providing data that is too short, an attacker can potentially read sensitive information from process memory, leading to unauthorized access or denial of service. This issue highlights the importance of data validation when handling memory operations.

References

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/7391a...
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https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/87
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95702
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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