Debian Security Advisory
DLA-2168-1 libplist -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 02 Apr 2020
- Affected Packages:
- libplist
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 851196, Bug 852385, Bug 854000, Bug 860945.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-5209, CVE-2017-5545, CVE-2017-5834, CVE-2017-5835, CVE-2017-6435, CVE-2017-6436, CVE-2017-6439, CVE-2017-7982. - More information:
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libplist is a library for reading and writing the Apple binary and XML property lists format. It's part of the libimobiledevice stack, providing access to iDevices (iPod, iPhone, iPad ...).
- CVE-2017-5209
The base64decode function in base64.c allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via split encoded Apple Property List data.
- CVE-2017-5545
The main function in plistutil.c allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via Apple Property List data that is too short.
- CVE-2017-5834
The parse_dict_node function in bplist.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via a crafted file.
- CVE-2017-5835
libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (large memory allocation and crash) via vectors involving an offset size of zero.
- CVE-2017-6435
The parse_string_node function in bplist.c allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted plist file.
- CVE-2017-6436
The parse_string_node function in bplist.c allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted plist file.
- CVE-2017-6439
Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_string_node function in bplist.c allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted plist file.
- CVE-2017-7982
Integer overflow in the plist_from_bin function in bplist.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted plist file.
For Debian 8
Jessie
, these problems have been fixed in version 1.11-3+deb8u1.We recommend that you upgrade your libplist packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- CVE-2017-5209