| Name | CVE-2017-6435 |
| Description | The parse_string_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted plist file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-870-1 |
| NVD severity | low (attack range: local) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libplist (PTS) | wheezy | 1.8-1 | vulnerable |
| wheezy (security) | 1.8-1+deb7u3 | fixed | |
| jessie | 1.11-3 | vulnerable | |
| stretch | 1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.3 | fixed | |
| buster, sid | 2.0.0-3 | 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 | low | ||
| libplist | source | wheezy | 1.8-1+deb7u3 | low | DLA-870-1 |
[jessie] - libplist <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/93
https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/fbd8494d5e4e46bf2e90cb6116903e404374fb56