FKIE_CVE-2017-5209

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-01-11 16:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:20
Severity
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Summary
The base64decode function in base64.c in libimobiledevice libplist through 1.12 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via split encoded Apple Property List data.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95385Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/3a55ddd3c4c11ce75a86afbefd085d8d397ff957Patch
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95385Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libplist/commit/3a55ddd3c4c11ce75a86afbefd085d8d397ff957Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00002.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
libimobiledevice libplist *
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          "vendor": "n/a",
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            }
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      ],
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  "id": "CVE-2017-5209",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:20:10.160",
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