libplist: Out-of-bounds heap buffer read in plistutil
Published Jan 21, 2017
9.1
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.80%
Description
The main function in plistutil.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 Apple Property List data that is too short.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.12
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libplist
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libplist
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libplist | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libplist | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03799) | 89.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.77% (0.03768) | 88.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 15, 2026 | 0.26% (0.00257) | 49.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00335) | 71.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00335) | 70.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00335) | 66.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 30.79th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 30.15th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 69.02th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95702 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5545 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416002 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/7391a506352c009fe044dead7baad9e22dd279ee x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/87 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5545
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5545
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95702 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5545 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416002 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/7391a506352c009fe044dead7baad9e22dd279ee | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/87 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5545 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5545 |
Change history (0)
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