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Bug 605472 (CVE-2017-5209) - <app-pda/libplist-2.0.0: base64decode buffer over-read via split encoded Apple Property List data (CVE-2017-5209)
Summary: <app-pda/libplist-2.0.0: base64decode buffer over-read via split encoded Appl...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: CVE-2017-5209
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Vulnerabilities (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal minor
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug....
Whiteboard: B3 [noglsa cve]
Keywords:
Depends on: CVE-2017-5545, CVE-2017-5834, CVE-2017-5835, CVE-2017-5836
Blocks:
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Reported: 2017-01-12 13:06 UTC by Agostino Sarubbo
Modified: 2017-07-15 21:55 UTC (History)
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Description Agostino Sarubbo gentoo-dev 2017-01-12 13:06:27 UTC 
From ${URL} :

The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12
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.

Upstream bug:

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/84

Upstream patch:

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/3a55ddd3c4c11ce75a86afbefd085d8d397ff957


@maintainer(s): after the bump, in case we need to stabilize the package, please let us know if it is ready for the stabilization or not.
Comment 1 GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot gentoo-dev 2017-03-19 14:06:42 UTC 
CVE-2017-5209 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5209):
  The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through
  1.12 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.
Comment 2 Aaron Bauman (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2017-07-15 21:55:52 UTC 
Tree is clean.