HIGH
libplist: Memory allocation error
Published Mar 3, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.93%
Description
libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (large memory allocation and crash) via vectors involving an offset size of zero.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
3.3 LOW Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.93% 0.02926
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02926
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 | 2.93% (0.02926) | 86.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.93% (0.02926) | 85.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00325) | 53.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 71.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 69.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 65.56th | 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 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 33.66th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 32.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 73.01th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96022 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5835 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1418592 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/88 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-2017-5835
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5835
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96022 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5835 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1418592 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/88 | 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-2017-5835 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5835 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 3, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Feb 1, 2017
Link CVE-2017-5835
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a