Out-of-bounds read in libplist - CVE-2017-6437
Published: March 15, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39459
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6437
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: libimobiledevice
Affected software:
libplist
libplist
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6437
Install update from vendor's website.