| Name | CVE-2017-5836 |
| Description | The plist_free_data function in plist.c in libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving an integer node that is treated as a PLIST_KEY and then triggers an invalid free. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 854000 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libplist (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 2.2.0-6 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.6.0-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libplist | source | (unstable) | 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.1 | | | 854000 |
Notes
[jessie] - libplist <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - libplist <no-dsa> (pointers are not incorrectly freed and non-string key nodes are officially allowed)
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/86
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/6