What is CVE-2017-6438?

CVE-2017-6438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libplist Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-03-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-6438?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libplist Project

CVE-2017-6438

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (47.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libplist_project Libplist — versions 1.12
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6438?: CVE-2017-6438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libplist Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-6438?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.