DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6438

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6438
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6438.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6438
Upstream
Published
2017-03-15T14:59:01.057Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:04:40.705829Z
Severity
  • 7.3 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parseunicodenode 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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libplist

Package

Name
libplist
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libplist?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6438.json"

Debian:12 / libplist

Package

Name
libplist
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libplist?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6438.json"

Debian:13 / libplist

Package

Name
libplist
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libplist?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6438.json"

Debian:14 / libplist

Package

Name
libplist
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libplist?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12+git+1+e37ca00-0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6438.json"