VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-6438

CVSS score7.3 HIGH
EPSS probability0.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-03-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_unicode_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) and possibly code execution via a crafted plist file.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references