CVE-2017-6438

NameCVE-2017-6438
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the parse_unicode_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) and possibly code execution via a crafted plist file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs858786

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libplist (PTS)buster2.0.1~git20190104.3f96731-1fixed
bookworm, bullseye2.2.0-6fixed
sid, trixie2.2.0-7fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libplistsourcewheezy(not affected)
libplistsource(unstable)1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.2858786

Notes

[jessie] - libplist <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - libplist <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/98
Fixed by: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/dccd9290745345896e3a4a73154576a599fd8b7b

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