CVE-2017-5545

NameCVE-2017-5545
DescriptionThe main function in plistutil.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via Apple Property List data that is too short.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-2168-1, DLA-811-1
Debian Bugs852385

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libplist (PTS)bookworm, bullseye2.2.0-6fixed
sid, trixie2.6.0-2fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libplistsourcewheezy1.8-1+deb7u1DLA-811-1
libplistsourcejessie1.11-3+deb8u1DLA-2168-1
libplistsource(unstable)1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1low852385

Notes

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/87
Fixed by: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/7391a506352c009fe044dead7baad9e22dd279ee
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