vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-5836: libplist Multiple issues
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 20, 2017 | Aug 30, 2017 | Dec 27, 2019 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 20, 2017
Added
Aug 30, 2017
Modified
Dec 27, 2019
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-libplist
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