618586 – (CVE-2017-6438) <app-pda/libplist-2.0.0: Heap-based buffer overflow in parse_unicode_node (CVE-2017-6438)

Bug 618586 (CVE-2017-6438) - <app-pda/libplist-2.0.0: Heap-based buffer overflow in parse_unicode_node (CVE-2017-6438)

Summary: <app-pda/libplist-2.0.0: Heap-based buffer overflow in parse_unicode_node (CV...

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	CVE-2017-6438

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Vulnerabilities (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal minor (vote)
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:	2017-05-15 22:16 UTC by Volkan
Modified:	2017-07-15 21:58 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Volkan 2017-05-15 22:16:34 UTC

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.

Upstream bug:

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/98

Comment 1 Aaron Bauman (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2017-07-15 21:58:36 UTC

Tree is clean.

GLSA Vote: No