libplist: Type inconsistency in bplist.c
Published Mar 3, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.66%
Description
The plist_free_data function in plist.c in libplist allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving an integer node that is treated as a PLIST_KEY and then triggers an invalid free.
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/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 | 2.66% (0.02657) | 85.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.66% (0.02657) | 83.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 61.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 66.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 65.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 62.17th | 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.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-2017-5836 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1418593 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/86 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5836
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5836
| 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-2017-5836 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1418593 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/86 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5836 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5836 |
Change history (0)
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