What is CVE-2017-6440?

CVE-2017-6440 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libplist Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2017-03-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-6440?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libplist Project

CVE-2017-6440

The parse_data_node function in bplist.c in libimobiledevice libplist 1.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted plist file.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-03-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Libplist Project — versions 1.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/issues/99 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97583 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6440?: CVE-2017-6440 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libplist Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2017-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-6440?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.