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)

EPSS: 0.004 (34.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

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.