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SUSE: CVE-2017-6435: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2017-6435: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/15/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/17/2017
Modified
06/20/2021

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-libplist-3
  • suse-upgrade-libplist-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libplist3

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