CVE-2017-6437
Published: 15 March 2017
The base64encode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted plist file.
Priority
Negligible
CVSS 3 base score: 5.0
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
libplist Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.3)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.3)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.3)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
(precise was needs-triage)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.2)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| ratliff | vanilla 1.12 does not suffer this issue, it was most likely introduced during the post-1.12 refactoring of parse_bin_node |