vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2017-6439)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 15, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 15, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_string_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted plist file.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-6439
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-6439
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97278
- URL-https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/32ee5213fe64f1e10ec76c1ee861ee6f233120dd
- URL-https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/95
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201705-18
- CWE-787
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