CVE-2017-6437 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the base64encode function of libplist 1.12, a library used by libimobiledevice. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted plist file. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.0), exploitation requires local access and user interaction, leading to high availability impact but no confidentiality or integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libplist_project:libplist:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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