libplist: Integer overflow in the plist_from_bin function
Published Apr 20, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.46%
Description
Integer overflow in the plist_from_bin function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice/libplist before 2017-04-19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted plist file.
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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01461) | 72.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02026) | 79.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00204) | 58.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00204) | 57.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 53.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 44.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 26.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7982 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1445672 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/103 x_refsource_CONFIRMVDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7982
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7982
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7982 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1445672 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/103 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVDB Entry | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7982 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7982 |
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