CVE-2017-5545 is a critical buffer over-read vulnerability affecting libplist through version 1.12, a component of libimobiledevice. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by providing malformed Apple Property List data, leading to information disclosure from process memory or a denial of service. Despite its high CVSS score of 9.1, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libimobiledevice:libplist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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