CVE-2017-5545
libplist: Out-of-bounds heap buffer read in plistutil
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Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · January 17, 2017
Updated · May 13, 2026
Description
The main function in plistutil.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 Apple Property List data that is too short.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 4.4CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow